Having traveled to more than 60 countries across six continents, Emmy Award-winning
filmmaker Eduardo Angel is no stranger to adventures. But donating 90% of his
belongings to circle the globe for 18 months proved to be a different kind of challenge.
In this inspiring talk he shares surprising lessons and his observations on global cultural
trends. Eduardo Angel is an Emmy Award-winning Visual Storyteller, independent Technology Consultant and Educator living and working between Brooklyn and Lisbon.

Holding an MFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from Los Andes University, in Bogota, Colombia, Eduardo has
taught at The School of Visual Arts (SVA), the International Center of Photography (ICP) and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), all in New York City. He has also mentored the photography programs at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Savannah and Atlanta.

He is a cofounder of the production company The Digital Distillery, and author of popular filmmaking courses on Lynda.com and Kadenze.com. His book “Filmmaking Essentials for Photographers” was recently ranked among Amazon’s top 50 books for photographers and filmmakers.

Eduardo regularly publishes his thoughts on technology, photography, and cinema on his website eduardoangel.com and a variety of trade publications.

Selected clients include: Adobe, Avon, Benro, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Canon, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Doyle, Future Media Concepts, Gulf Photo Plus (Dubai),
Hasselblad, HOW Design Conference, Japan Society, Lynda.com, McCann Erickson, Mamiya/Leaf, New York Magazine, NAB Show, New York Times, Panasonic, Photo District News, PhotoPlus Expo, Photokina, Sigma, Sony, Tenba, Time Inc. Digital, Verse, The World Wide Fund (WWF), Universidade Lusófona, and X-Rite, among many others. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx