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James Cameron stands beside his newly revealed submersible, the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER, earlier this month.
Photograph by Mark Thiessen, National Geographic
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Cameron Trench Dive Breaks Record
Filmmaker-explorer James Cameron just became the first human to reach Earth's deepest abyss alone—and the only one to explore it in depth.
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Cameron's Historic Dive Cut Short by Leak; Few Signs of Life Seen
Despite technical challenges, James Cameron made history Monday in the Mariana Trench, which he said "looked like the moon."
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First Look: Cameron's Sci-Fi Sub
The custom-made sub for James Cameron's dive to Earth's deepest point sports a vertical design, a robotic arm—and an eye-popping paint job.
In Their Words
Nature's imagination is so boundless compared to our own meager human imagination. I still, to this day, stand in absolute awe of what I see when I make these dives. And my love affair with the ocean is ongoing, and just as strong as it ever was.
—James Cameron
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James Cameron Breaks Solo Dive Record
National Geographic explorer-in-residence and filmmaker James Cameron broke a world record by reaching the deepest point of the Mariana Trench. Video.
Audio
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00:11:00 James Cameron
For filmmaker and new National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence James Cameron, a personal love for exploration spills over into his work, allowing films like “Avatar” to spark people’s awareness of real-world issues through dazzling visuals and powerful stories. Cameron joins Boyd in the studio and explains how his films have allowed him to fund his true passion for exploring the unknown places of our planet. He also shares his hopes for the future of conservation and his own future expeditions, including a potential journey to the deepest spot in the ocean.
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