Tales by Light

2015 Australian TV series or program

Tales by Light

Genre| Documentary, reality, Photography
Developed by| Canon Australia + Untitled Film Works
Directed by| Abraham Joffe ACS
Voices of| Jack Thompson (season 1)
Sigrid Thornton (season 2)
Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 3
No. of episodes| 12
Production
Executive producer| Jason Mclean
Producers| Abraham Joffe ACS, Louis Cooper Robinson
Cinematography| Abraham Joffe ACS, Blake Castle, Dom West
Editors| Lorna-Jean Bradley, Hayley Onikul, Rika Borthwick
Running time| 30 minutes (season 1)
1 hour (season 2)
Production company| Untitled Film Works
Original release
Network| National Geographic (season 1–2)
Network Ten (season 3)
Release| 24 May 2015 (2015-05-24)

Tales by Light is an Australian documentary reality television series airing on National Geographic. The program is branded content and a joint venture between National Geographic and Canon[1] which follows a number of professional photographers travelling around the world to capture images which tell a story.[2]

The program debuted on 24 May 2015[3] and was renewed for a second season which debuted on 25 October 2016.[4] A third season premiered on Network Ten on 26 August 2018.[5]

## Cast

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* Art Wolfe (season 1)
* Peter Eastway (season 1)
* Richard I’Anson (season 1)
* Darren Jew (season 1)
* Krystle Wright (season 1)
* Jonathan Scott (season 2)
* Angela Scott (season 2)
* Eric Cheng (season 2)
* Stephen Dupont (season 2)
* Simon Lister (season 3)
* Shawn Heinrichs (season 3)
* Dylan River (season 3)

## Broadcast

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In Australia, the first season of six half-hour episodes premiered on 24 May 2015 on National Geographic. The second season consisted of three hour-long episodes, and debuted on 25 October 2016.[6] A third season moved to debut on Network Ten on 26 August 2018.[5]

Internationally, the program became available via Netflix from 11 November 2016.[7]

## Episodes

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Series| Episode
duration| Episodes| Originally released

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First released| Last released
1| 30 minutes| 6| 24 May 2015 (2015-05-24)| 28 June 2015 (2015-06-28)
2| 60 minutes| 3| 25 October 2016 (2016-10-25)| 8 November 2016 (2016-11-08)
3| 60 minutes| 3| 26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)| 9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)

### Season 1 (2015)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title [8]| Original release date| Australian viewers

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1| 1| "Submerged"| 24 May 2015 (2015-05-24)| N/A
2| 2| "Himalaya"| 31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)| N/A
3| 3| "Adrenaline"| 7 June 2015 (2015-06-07)| N/A
4| 4| "Wild"| 14 June 2015 (2015-06-14)| N/A
5| 5| "Panorama"| 21 June 2015 (2015-06-21)| N/A
6| 6| "Tribes"| 28 June 2015 (2015-06-28)| N/A

### Season 2 (2016)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title [4]| Original release date| Australian viewers

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7| 1| "Sacred Nature - Jonathan and Angela Scott"| 25 October 2016 (2016-10-25)| N/A
8| 2| "Misunderstood Marine Predators - Eric Cheng"| 1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)| N/A
9| 3| "Life and Death - Stephen Dupont"| 8 November 2016 (2016-11-08)| N/A

### Season 3 (2018)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title [5]| Original release date| Australian viewers

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10| 1| "Children in Need - Simon Lister"| 26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)| N/A
11| 2| "Paradise in Peril - Shawn Heinrichs"| 2 September 2018 (2018-09-02)| N/A
12| 3| "Preserving Indigenous Culture - Dylan River"| 9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)| N/A

## References

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1. ^ McGrath, James (18 March 2015). "Canon and National Geographic announce TV partnership". AdNews. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
2. ^ Zhang, Michael (18 March 2015). "Tales by Light: Canon and National Geographic Join Forces for Six Part TV Series". PetaPixel. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
3. ^ Pike, Ben (24 May 2016). "Canon Tales By Light photographic TV series premieres on National Geographic Channel". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
4. ^ a b "Canon Australia & National Geographic announce Tales by Light season 2". Mumbrella. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
5. ^ a b c Zhang, Michael (25 August 2018). "'Tales by Light' Season 3: Using Photos to Protect At-Risk People and Places". PetaPixel. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
6. ^ Homewood, Sarah (22 September 2016). "Canon launches second TV series; pushes experiences over advertising". AdNews. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
7. ^ Knox, David (11 November 2016). "Tales by Light on Netflix". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
8. ^ "Tales By Light: mindblowing stories from behind the lens". Foxtel. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

## External links

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* Official website

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