About Me
About Me:
<p>Photographer, Speaker, and National Geographic Explorer <strong>Kiliii Yüyan</strong> captures the profound interconnectedness of humanity and the natural world, from the depths of frozen seas to the heart of remote Indigenous communities. Of Chinese and Nanai/Hèzhé descent, Kiliii utilizes a cross-cultural lens and years of deep immersion to document life at the edges of the world—whether he is diving inside icebergs, building traditional kayaks, or facing down stalking polar bears. A recipient of the 2023 NatGeo <strong>Eliza Scidmore Award for Outstanding Storytelling</strong>, his sensory, holistic imagery is featured in <em>National Geographic Magazine</em>, <em>TIME</em>, and <em>Vogue</em>, and is held in museum collections across the United States. While he is a dynamic keynote speaker who has graced stages like TEDx and NatGeo Live, this Seattle-based explorer is most at home beneath the surface of the ocean or atop the shifting Arctic ice, dedicated to preserving a living link to his northern Indigenous heritage.</p>
<p>Photographer, Speaker, and National Geographic Explorer <strong>Kiliii Yüyan</strong> captures the profound interconnectedness of humanity and the natural world, from the depths of frozen seas to the heart of remote Indigenous communities. Of Chinese and Nanai/Hèzhé descent, Kiliii utilizes a cross-cultural lens and years of deep immersion to document life at the edges of the world—whether he is diving inside icebergs, building traditional kayaks, or facing down stalking polar bears. A recipient of the 2023 NatGeo <strong>Eliza Scidmore Award for Outstanding Storytelling</strong>, his sensory, holistic imagery is featured in <em>National Geographic Magazine</em>, <em>TIME</em>, and <em>Vogue</em>, and is held in museum collections across the United States. While he is a dynamic keynote speaker who has graced stages like TEDx and NatGeo Live, this Seattle-based explorer is most at home beneath the surface of the ocean or atop the shifting Arctic ice, dedicated to preserving a living link to his northern Indigenous heritage.</p>
