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Freelance Wildlife Cinematographer BBC, NBC, PBS, Nat Geo, Disney+ Antarctic Overwinterer for ‘Secrets of the Penguins’

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#HabitatUncoveR3D with Helen Hobin, @helen.hobin BAFTA-nominated cinematographer Helen Hobin spent nine consecutive months living in Antarctica, filming emperor penguins for National Geographic’s (@natgeo) #SecretsofthePenguins, produced by @talesmithtv. Working with DoP Pete McCowen and Field Producer @alexponniah she joined a small team of “overwinterers” at @awiexpedition station Neumayer III. With no flights during the Antarctic winter, it was just 12 people and 20,000 penguins. “We knew that getting replacement kit would be impossible on location, and so we invested a lot of time into prepping our gear with the brilliant team at @filmsat59_rental. We chose the #VRAPTOR for its dynamic range, low-light capabilities and ruggedness. On one filming day the temperature dropped as low as -46.8°C absolute, and often our eyes would try to freeze shut, or even freeze open. Fierce storms erased all sense of orientation, and for two months the sun didn’t breach the horizon. We used polar covers by @kirstencustombags to help keep the accessories warm, and rigged dovetail plates to quickly swap between having the camera top-mounted and underslung. Custom foam cut pelis allowed us to keep brittle cables rigged in place. We built small wooden sleds onto snowboards to move our cameras quickly over the ice and @deb_broadcast_engineering_ created a lightweight snow ‘quadpod’ for me to film from the perspective of the tiny chicks. The changing of the light constantly reinvented the landscape, and it was a privilege to capture on @reddigitalcinema the remarkable resilience of the emperors as they raised their young through one of the harshest winters on earth.” Footage stills from @helen.hobin, BTS photos by @helen.hobin and @alexponniah 29 Apr 2025

Overwintering in Antarctica to film #SecretsOfThePenguins for @natgeo and @talesmithtv. A glimpse behind-the-scenes, including our check-in calls with Executive Producer @jamescameronofficial. The 9 months I spent living in this icy realm, alongside a small team of wonderful humans and 20,000 emperor penguins, have given me memories and experiences I’ll treasure forever. 29 Apr 2025

I’ve been updating the ‘On Location’ section of my website (www.helenhobin.com), with a few memories from my work as BBC Camera Bursary on ‘The Americas’ for @nbcuniversal. Filming for this series provided such a wonderful breadth of experiences—from cross-shooting long lens harpy eagle behaviour with the incredible @justineevans02, 30 metres up in the rainforest canopy, to lying in an Alaskan river to capture the remarkable journey of pink salmon. It was an honour to learn from so many brilliant cinematographers, producers and local teams, whether camping out on the sea ice, drifting through a dark swamp with a GSS, or hiking along the cliffs of an often-uninhabited island. @ingridkvale’s episode, ‘The Making of The Americas’ on @bbciplayer, holds a treasure trove of insights into the teamwork behind-the-scenes. 02 Oct 2025

What an incredibly surreal night! ‘Secrets of the Penguins’ won two Emmys - ‘Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary’ for ‘Heart of the Emperors’ and ‘Outstanding Nature Documentary’! Such an honour to celebrate in New York with the incredible @natgeo and @talesmithtv teams, and to join @bertiegregory, Pete McCowen and @irish_camera in accepting the cinematography award. Couldn’t resist wearing penguin colours after nine months amid a colony of 20,000 emperors! Huge congratulations to the whole production team, and to all 22 cinematographers who worked on the series, including the brilliant @wildlife.camerawomen @saraofthewild and @e.ranney. Thrilled to be a part of this lovely team - attending the News & Documentary Emmys was a wonderful reason to make my first ever trip to New York! 29 May 2026

One hundred years on Planet Earth, and so many of them spent opening the door for us all to see and to fall in love with the natural world. I cannot adequately express the warmth, respect and deep gratitude I feel for everything Sir David Attenborough has done with his life’s work. His voice is the definitive voice for nature, synonymous with carefully researched truth and heartfelt authenticity. It is one of the greatest honours of my life that he recorded narration for my cinematography, when I filmed for ‘Frozen Planet II’. An absolute dream come true, to contribute camerawork for the storytelling icon who has shaped the path of my life since childhood. Thank you, Sir David, for everything—and a very happy 100th birthday! (I took the first photo during a talk Sir David gave several years before I joined the natural history filmmaking industry, unaware that I would be lucky enough to film for a series of his one day. One ‘Frozen’ sequence involved waiting a month for a glimpse of a Pallas’s cat in Mongolia). 08 May 2026

From frozen snowscape to fancy dress, from polar productions to pretty parties, from awkward chicks to award chicks...however you want to say it, we can do it all! This behind the scenes footage from Secrets of the Penguins is from three different shoots, where we (@helen.hobin, @e.ranney, and @saraofthewild) got to film our penguin stars in some pretty harsh environments. While the penguins have their finest plumage on all the time, we have to come prepared with boots, bulky coats, and plenty of sunscreen. We love filming in challenging environments and getting to experience wildlife in the far corners of the Earth, but we also love the chance to get dressed up. Growing up, it often felt like we had to fit into one of two categories: being "girly" or being a "tomboy." But we are all multifaceted humans and we can express our kaleidoscope of sides all at once - outdoorsy, feminine, tough, and gentle. We don't have to choose, we can just be. So after shedding our practical field clothes, it's fun to get sparkly, put on some dresses, do our hair and makeup, and enjoy our more glamorous sides! P.S. no penguins were approached or disturbed during filming, but some curious ones came to check us out! Song is "Dracula" by JENNIE and Tame Impala 28 Apr 2026

Had a wonderful time at the BAFTAs last night, celebrating our ‘Photography: Factual’ nomination for @natgeo series ‘Secrets of the Penguins’! It was an honour to attend the evening in the company of Overwinter DoP Pete McCowen, fellow @wildlife.camerawomen @e.ranney & @saraofthewild and the lovely @irish_camera & @josh.tarr.ii, representing the 22 cinematographers who filmed across the series. The incredible team at @talesmithtv got us safely to many remote and unusual locations, and it was brilliant to join @martooniorama @ruth2015 and @serena_daviestv in raising a glass to the penguins. Pete, @alexponniah and I had the rare privilege of overwintering in Antarctica, with a truly outstanding team of 9 people from @AWIexpedition. World Penguin Day was just the day before the BAFTA TV Craft Awards, and earlier this month the emperor penguin was officially reclassified as an ‘endangered’ species, due to climate change, scarcer food resources, and threatened habitats. These remarkable birds are facing many challenges as our world grows increasingly unpredictable. Follow @globalpenguinsociety to learn more about penguins and be a part of protecting them. 27 Apr 2026

So thrilled to hear that ‘Secrets of the Penguins’ has been nominated for both a BAFTA and an Emmy for cinematography, with 3 Emmy nominations in total! BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2026: - Photography: Factual 47th News & Documentary Emmy Awards: - Best Nature Documentary - Outstanding Sound: Documentary (Survival of the Smallest) - Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary (Heart of the Emperors) It was an incredible joy to overwinter in Antarctica for 9 months with DoP Pete McCowen and Field Director @alexponniah for ‘Heart of the Emperors’. And an honour to contribute to the series cinematography alongside many wonderful, talented humans, including the brilliant @e.ranney and @saraofthewild. Huge congratulations to the whole team and to the other nominees. Thank you @natgeo & @talesmithtv for sending us out onto the ice, and thank you AWI for letting us join such a lovely overwintering crew! How surreal. 08 Apr 2026

‘Secrets of the Penguins’ is one of three nominees up for Best Series in the Wildscreen Panda Awards 2025. It was such a privilege to witness the remarkable endurance of the emperors, as they raised their chicks through one of the harshest winters on earth. Whilst we could escape to the station to get warm, could wrap up in extra layers, or wait out a storm, the penguins had only the community of the colony—huddling together through the fierce winds. 22 Oct 2025

It’s been wonderful to join the 2025 Jackson Wild Summit as a virtual attendee—so many fantastic panels and events. ‘Secrets of the Penguins: Heart of the Emperors’ is one of four nominees in the ‘Animal Behaviour’ category for this year’s Jackson Wild Media Awards. Spending nine months filming this incredible penguin colony allowed our little team an opportunity rare in natural history filmmaking. To stay in one place, and to study one species through the lens, for the best part of a year. I was fascinated to film these two emperors as they took turns passing a block of ice back and forth. Using their beaks and feet with the utmost concentration, it seemed that they may be practising for the delicate transfer of an egg. 01 Oct 2025

Some of the earliest-laid eggs began to hatch during a rising storm. As the cacophony of the emperors grew louder, we saw the first females returning to the colony. Calling out, they found their partners amid the drifting snow and reaffirmed their bond. As the males raised their brood pouches, the mothers met their chicks for the first time. Each family reunion was followed by a nerve-wrecking task – the precarious transfer of the chick between parents. Every second exposed on the ice put the young penguins at risk. 06 May 2025

Emerging at last from their eggshells, the emperor penguin chicks found their footing, settling onto their fathers’ feet, blinking in the light and sudden cold. The adults would often nudge at the shells, gently brushing the chicks with their beaks. Gradually a new sound rose over the colony – tiny chirping calls for food. 01 May 2025

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