Cave explorer and visual storyteller, Robbie Shone is recognized as one of the most accomplished cave photographers in the world. He is based in the heart of the Alps in the scenic alpine town of Innsbruck, Austria. Whilst completing a B.A. in Fine Art and Photography, Sheffield, UK, Robbie pursued his love of the outdoors. He developed a strong interest in caving, and in particular the challenges that cave photography has to offer.
Over the past twenty years, Robbie has lit up and captured stunning images of the naturally pitch-black world beneath our feet. His work has featured in national and international publications including magazines National Geographic (example here), National Geographic Science, GEO, Intelligent Life, Stern, View and Terra Mater; and books @NatGeo – The Most Popular Instagram Photos, Night Vision (Nat Geo), Spectacle (Nat Geo), Almanac 2019 (Nat Geo), Bear Grylls Great Outdoor Adventures, and Robin Hanbury-Tenison’s The Great Explorers and Finding Eden. Robbie has also worked for the European Space Agency (ESA) on the PANGAEA and PANGAEA-X programs in which he documented astronauts undergoing geological and microbiological field training.