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The Best Episodes of Tales by Light

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The Best Episodes of Tales by Light

Behind every powerful image is a powerful story. Uniting exploration, photography and the natural world, Tales By Light follows photographers from Australia and around the...

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  1. 8.6/10(89 votes)

    #1 - Misunderstood Predators: Part 2

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    To defend one of the world's most feared aquatic species, Eric Cheng and diver Jim Abernethy photograph human-friendly tiger sharks in the Bahamas.

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  2. 8.0/10(68 votes)

    #2 - Life and Death: Part 2

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    Stephen Dupont's quest for reverent depictions of life and death brings him to Namibia's deserts and the Bushmen of the Kalahari.

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  3. 7.9/10(85 votes)

    #3 - Sacred Nature: Part 2

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    Marveling at the abundant wildlife in the Mara's ecosystem, the Scotts photograph a cheetah, a Maasai ritual and an elusive leopard mother and cubs.

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  4. 7.7/10(78 votes)

    #4 - Misunderstood Predators: Part 1

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    Underwater photographer Eric Cheng seeks the truth about demonized and mythologized creatures, starting with the green anaconda of Brazil.

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  5. 7.7/10(71 votes)

    #5 - Life and Death: Part 1

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    After a career chronicling the horrors of war, photographer Stephen Dupont seeks to document a more poetic and dignified approach to death in India.

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  6. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Submerged

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    Australian marine photographer Darren Jew captures mating humpback whales in Tonga, a 70-year-old biplane wreck and an active New Guinea volcano.

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  8. 7.6/10(91 votes)

    #7 - Sacred Nature: Part 1

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    Hoping to ensure the park's survival, wildlife photographers Jonathan and Angela Scott document the native creatures of the Maasai Mara in Kenya.

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    #8 - Himalaya

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    Richard I'Anson documents a fire rite, attempts to photograph the elusive Himalayan snow leopard and captures the colorful Festival of Holi.

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    #9 - Adrenaline

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    Intrepid adventure sports photographer Krystle Wright crafts images of free divers in Vanuatu, highliners in Colorado and paragliders in Utah.

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    #10 - Wild

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    From brown bears in the rivers of Alaska to mountain gorillas in the jungles of Uganda, nature photographer Art Wolfe hunts for the perfect picture.

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    #11 - Panorama

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    Following in the footsteps of explorer Ernest Shackleton, landscape photographer Peter Eastway travels to Antarctica to create stunning polar images.

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    #12 - Tribes

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    Art Wolfe documents the world's cultures, including the Surma of Ethiopia and the masked mud men and Huli clans of Papua, New Guinea.

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    #13 - Children In Need: Part 1

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    Documenting impoverished, at-risk children for UNICEF, photographer Simon Lister is joined in Bangladesh by goodwill ambassador Orlando Bloom.

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    #14 - Children In Need: Part 2

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    Simon and Orlando continue their Bangladesh trip, visiting a makeshift school and photographing young children working in hazardous jobs for low pay.

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    #15 - Paradise in Peril: Part 1

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    Undersea photographer Shawn Heinrichs fights to preserve the rapidly vanishing diversity of ocean life by capturing its beauty in dazzling images.

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    #16 - Paradise in Peril: Part 2

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    Shawn continues his quest to conserve marine wildlife by capturing some arresting manta ray pictures in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia.

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    #17 - Preserving Indigenous Culture: Part 1

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    Dylan River continues a family tradition of filmmaking focused on the Aboriginal people of his native Australia with a tour of ancient rock art sites.

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    #18 - Preserving Indigenous Culture: Part 2

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    Dylan journeys into Arnhem Land, where he participates in a welcoming ritual and films the customs and tribal lifeways of the Yolngu people.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Misunderstood Predators: Part 2" is the best rated episode of "Tales by Light". It scored 8.6/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/21/2017. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Life and Death: Part 2".