About Me

A National Geographic Explorer, Adventurer of the Year, and Sony Artisan of Imagery, McBride has worked in more than 75 countries. He has combined his skills in photojournalism and filmmaking to spotlight pressing environmental issues, particularly those involving water scarcity, public land protection, and climate change.

His 750-mile trek through the length of the Grand Canyon became the basis for the Emmy-nominated documentary “Into the Canyon” and his celebrated book The Grand Canyon: Between River and Rim, which won a National Outdoor Book Award.

His more recent books, Seeing Silence and Chasing Water, also won National Book Awards, and in 2025 he was awarded The Ansel Adams Award for lifetime achievement in conservation photography.

His first longform nonfiction book, Witness to Water: One Photographer’s Mission to Defend the Colorado River comes out in March 2026 (Rizzoli) and is available to pre-order now.

His photography and writing have appeared in National Geographic, Outside, Smithsonian, and The New York Times, among others. He is a frequent speaker at corporate conferences, universities, performing art centers and more.