Bringing critical ocean stories to life
Arksen & 10% for the Ocean partner with Oceanographic Magazine for a third year of Storyteller in Residence.
2026- 2027 Storyteller in Residence
Francesca Page is an ocean explorer, visual artist, and award-winning wildlife photographer and conservation photojournalist. Working across photography, film, painting, illustration and writing, she has travelled the globe capturing vital conservation stories believing that art has the power to save this planet.
Drawn to the overlooked and untold stories of our natural world, Francesca shines a spotlight on misunderstood creatures, habitats and urgent environmental issues, from the illegal shark trade and bycatch to coral restoration and rewilding on her doorstep in the UK. A scuba instructor and freediver, her work has been recognised by National Geographic UK, Ocean Photographer of the Year and the International League of Conservation Photographers. When not in the studio, she can be found freediving along England's south coast, revealing the hidden beauty of British seas and inspiring others to protect them.
2024- 2025 Storyteller in Residence
British scientist Mads St Clair is a coral reef biologist, conservation photographer-filmmaker and expedition leader. Her drive to learn, investigate and document our oceans has taken her to some of the remotest corners of the planet to create powerful, compelling storytelling that serves as a call to action.
Wanting to bridge the gap between research and public awareness, Mads leans on her multidisciplinary background as a scientist-turned-creative to deliver hard-hitting conservation messages in a way that resonates with a global audience. Founder of charitable organisation and international community, Women in Ocean Science, Mads is a fierce advocate for gender equity and through her lens, explores the nuanced relationship between female empowerment and ocean health.
Despatches: From the field
2023 -2024 Storyteller in Residence
Henley Spiers is a highly decorated wildlife photographer, writer, and expedition leader. An avid waterman, he started out as a dive instructor, before falling in love with underwater imagery and making the transition to full-time photojournalism. Henley lives in Devon, UK, with his wife, Jade, and their two young daughters. Henley spent 2023 as Oceanographic’s Storyteller in Residence.
Despatches: From the field
If you feel you have what it takes to join this select group of storytellers, we'd love to hear from you. Register your interest to be among the first to hear when applications for next year's residency open. Register your interest here.
By sharing these stories, we aim to spark global awareness and inspire meaningful change. Through this partnership, Arksen, and 10% for the Ocean, our ocean conservation charity, is helping to ensure that the critical message of ocean conservation reaches a wider audience.
The ocean is a story worth telling, and it’s a story we all have a part in writing.Jasper Smith
We’re proud to work with Oceanographic, the worlds pre-eminent ocean magazine to create a sustainable future for the oceans. Join us in supporting the Storyteller in Residence program and raising awareness for one of the most urgent issues of our time — the health of the oceans and the life they sustain.