Chuck Graham

Chuck Graham is a freelance writer and photographer from Carpinteria, CA. He’s been leading kayak tours at the Channel Islands National Park for 24 years. His stories and photos have appeared in National Geographic, BBC Wildlife Magazine, High Country News, American Forests, Natural History Magazine, Men’s Journal, Backpacker, The Surfer’s Journal, and Westways. He’s the author of the award-winning Carrizo Plain, Where the Mountains Meet the Grasslands, that was published in January 2021. His new book – Paddling into a Natural Balance, Stories of Kayaking and Conservation around Channel Islands National Park – is a collection of his paddling adventures coinciding with conservation success stories around the unique archipelago. It recently won the Nature Division of the Independent Press Awards for 2026.