PANEL – Video Content Creation
A dynamic panel of video content creators at the Extraordinary Travel Festival brings together some of the world’s most accomplished travel storytellers. These creators capture rare, remote, and often inaccessible destinations, turning extraordinary journeys into compelling visual narratives seen by global audiences. They share how they use their unique voice to create content, and how a quest can act as a powerful mechanism for genuine interactions and great storytelling. The discussion explores filming in challenging environments, building engaged audiences, and influencing where people travel next—revealing what it takes to document the world at its extremes. Feel free to join in on the Q&A.
BIO
Paul Barbato better known as Barbs to his friends and followers is the founder and creator of Geography Now! Geography Now! is the incredibly successful YouTube channel with over 3 million subscribers and over 400 million views, which was founded in 2014.
Barbs has created profiles for every single country in the world. Barbs believed there was a lack of geography education online and decided he was the person to address this gap.
Barbs is also a passionate traveler himself having traveled to over 70 countries. His goal is to travel to every country in the world, but that quest has been put on hold while he completes his goal of creating content for every country. When describing his travel style, he has stated that he is more fascinated with border anomalies and disputed territory zones than traditional tourist spots.
Barbs is originally from Minnesota, but he can now be found living in LA. He is of South Korean heritage and speaks both passable Korean and French.
Learn more about Barbs and listen to this podcast.
