About
Chelsea is a photographer and cinematographer specializing in wildlife, adventure and portrait photography. She grew up in Huntington Beach, California, and attended UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, where she earned her degree in film production. For several years, Chelsea worked on whale watching boats in southern California as a wildlife photographer and social media manager. After earning her captain’s license and divemaster certification, she began working on a liveaboard boat specializing in scuba diving trips in the Channel Islands and great white shark cage diving at Guadalupe Island. In 2022 she joined National Geographic Lindblad Expeditions as a certified photo instructor, captain and naturalist. Her work with Lindblad has taken her to Alaska, Baja California, the Pacific Northwest and Scotland. When she’s not on expedition or working on photography projects, Chelsea works as a dive supervisor, camera assistant and safety diver on natural history film productions. She is a US Coast Guard-licensed 100 ton Captain, PADI Divemaster, American Cetacean Society Naturalist, Catalina Island Conservancy Naturalist, and Girls Who Click Partner Photographer.
