Anyone who can call themselves a nature lover, adventurer, or traveler has lists in their head of the places they’d love to visit and experience in their lifetime. This applies to me as much as every other dreamer out there. The three places that have always most captivated my imagination are the Galapagos, Madagascar, and Borneo. Anyone familiar with biology will know these islands.

For 5 weeks this summer I was able to fulfill a lifelong dream while living and working in the Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Home to some of the most spectacular rainforest and primates in the world, the Danum Valley is one of the most pristine areas in Malaysian Borneo. On assignment for National Geographic Television, on a daily basis we were lucky enough to film, photograph, and observe some of the most incredible wildlife I may ever see. Flying frogs, gibbons, orangutans, and spitting cobras are only some of the amazing creatures we would encounter on a daily basis.

On top of being privileged to spend some time in such an amazing biologically diverse place, I also had the great pleasure of working with an incredible crew. On most of the work I’ve done thus far in my career, its been just myself assisting a camera person and maybe a producer. The difficult nature and variety of subjects we were covering in Borneo meant a much bigger crew, tackling different aspects of the story in different areas of the forest all at once. Amongst our roster were award winning cinematographers Justine Evans, Neil Rettig and Andy Shillabeer. Helping with rigging for canopy work and assisting in the field were expert climbers and biologists Graeme MacMahon, Jim Spickler, Giacomo Renzullo, Max, and Bryson Viorin. Producing from Geo were Katie Bauer, John Benam and Jesse Quinn. Coordinating our logistics in Borneo was photographer, fixer and expert naturalist Cede Prudente.

Here are just a few of the unforgettable images from my trip.