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About John Seach
Adventure Travel, Film and Television Production
"John has amazing stories to tell and brilliant visual material to support it. He really communicates his love for the subject."
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John Seach is the world's leading volcano adventurer. Over the past 20 years John has traveled to the world's most exciting volcanoes, and witnessed eruptions during trips to more than 100 volcanoes. John's work has been featured on award winning documentaries.
John is the founder of "Volcano Live", the world's first volcano news and volcano travel website, which monitors worldwide volcanic activity.
Film and Television Production
John Seach provides professional production and travel services and advice to the film and television industry on all aspects of volcanoes. Location advice. Scientific advice. Risk analysis. Pre and post production assistance. Volcano Travel. Cultural advice.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry (Sydney University 1983)
Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics (Sydney University 1984)
Scuba Diving Instructor (PADI 1989-current)
Services Provided by John Seach
Film and Television Production
Volcano Photography
Volcano Adventure travel
Volcano Adventure Milestones
John has visited active volcanoes on all continents on earth.
1) First person to abseil into active crater at Yasur Volcano, Vanuatu.
2) First person to climb into active crater at Gaua Volcano, Vanuatu.
3) Abseiled 200m into the crater at Ambrym Volcano to study the lava lakes.
4) Entered the evacuated town of Toyako Onsen during the April 2000 eruptions of Mt Usu, Japan, and evaded military roadblocks.
5) First scientist to reach the largest eruption in the world in 2005 at Manam Volcano, Papua New Guinea.
6) Filmed lava flows at Mayon volcano, Philippines 2006 and evaded military roadblocks.
7) Rare eruption observations at remote Tinakula volcano in SW Pacific in 1989-90.
8) Guided helicopter pilot to summit landing on Marapi volcano, Sumatra (9500 ft), followed by a solo descent off the mountain (2008).
9) World's most experienced observer of Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu, one of the world's most active volcanoes.
10) First scientist to climb to summit of Chaiten volcano in Chile after the worlds largest rhyolite eruption in 100 years (2008).
Clients of John Seach
The following have used John's professional volcanology and filming services.
United Nations
National Geographic Channel
Ultimate Survival (Discovery Channel 2008)
In Harms Way (CW Channel, USA 2008)
Danger Hunters (Virgin 1 Channel, UK 2008)
Volcano Detectives (Discovery Channel 2000)
ABC TV, ABC Radio (Australia)
BBC TV, BBC Radio (UK)
Bloomberg
Land Rover
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Japanese Television - Channel 6, Tokyo
China Airlines
Mornings with Kerri-Anne (Live Channel 9 Sydney)
Virgin Blue Airlines (Australia)
Radio stations worldwide
Plus many other individuals and organisations with a passion for adventure...
Adventure Tours
John has been providing unique tours to the world's most active volcanoes since 1990.
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Film and Television
John Seach provides professional services to the film and television industry with many years volcano filming experience worldwide.
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