December 2025

Dereck Joubert Welcomed as New ASC Member

Botswana-based wildlife filmmaker Dereck Joubert, ASC was born in Johannesburg and earned a degree in ecology at the University of the Witwatersrand. His early work as a wildlife ranger in South African reserves sparked a lasting interest in lion behavior, and he is also an author, conservationist and National Geographic Explorer-at-Large. His older brother, artist and conservationist Keith Joubert, has been a lifelong inspiration, and AC magazine and the 1980 American Cinematographer Manual proved invaluable resources when he decided to try his hand at filmmaking. With his wife, Beverly, he has co-produced more than 40 films for National Geographic; he serves as writer and cinematographer, she as sound recordist. In 2017, the...more