Klaus Thymann is a Danish explorer, scientist, photographer, journalist, and filmmaker known for combining journalism, mapping, remote sensing, and environmental science to tackle climate issues. A consulting scientist with DTU and Stockholm University, he’s a Fellow of the Explorers Club and Royal Geographical Society. His work, supported by Queen Margrethe II and Rolex, includes collaborations with the UN, UNESCO, NASA, and Oxford.
Thymann serves on UNESCO’s Expert Roster for ocean science, developing new methodologies and leading projects like mapping Danish coral reefs and researching oceanic biochemical shifts. He has led 60+ expeditions worldwide, discovering submerged prehistoric bones, unnamed glaciers, manatee habitats, and thriving in extreme environments from equatorial glaciers to deep technical dives.
A Pulitzer Grant recipient, Thymann has reported for BBC, CNN, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vice, covering conflict zones, jungles, and oceans. Notable projects include documenting Amazon deforestation and the Bikini Atolls’ nuclear legacy.
As a Hasselblad Ambassador, his photography is held in MoMA (SF) and exhibited globally. Awarded the Kodak Gold Award (1996) and Sony World Photography Award (2013), he has also guest lectured at universities including Oxford and St Andrews.
In 2008, he founded Project Pressure, a climate charity driving ambitious field-based projects.