Ella Potts

Ella first travelled to Antarctica with Lindblad expeditions in 2018 and has been travelling to the frozen poles ever since, in various capacities - as a polar guide and as a wildlife filmmaker. 

She began her career in cetacean research and conservation, spending many years with UK whale and dolphin charities. Her work included conducting surveys across the northeast Atlantic and the west coast of Scotland, as well as leading public engagement and education efforts to raise awareness about the UK’s cetacean populations and the threats they face.
She has for the past few years been working in Wildlife filmmaking, on Our Oceans for NETFLIX and Blue Planet III, at the BBC Natural History Unit. Her work in filmmaking has taken her from living on the beaches of South Georgia, to visiting the most remote islands of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Her passion for visual storytelling is now what drives her career and incapsulates her photography work. 
Ella is based in Bristol, UK, having lived on the west coast of Scotland for many years. In her spare time, she loves to surf and swim and is nurturing a new passion for climbing.