Born in Australia, Nathalie Latham grew up bilingual (French/ English) with a love of music, art, nature, and world culture. She studied at University of Queensland, Australia, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan, and completed her MA in Asian studies at Sydney University.

After co-translating Tao Shiatsu by Ryokyu Endo (Japan Publications, 1996), Nathalie settled in Paris to work in documentary film. Starting as a producer’s assistant on Albert Camus - The madness of Sincerity (BBC/ ARTE), she went on to produce The Art of Piano - Great Pianists of the 20th Century (IMG Artists)  and Dawn Upshaw - Intimate Collaborations (Ideale Audience). She directed Mise-en-Scene with Peter Sellars (Mezzo) and Suntory Hall with pianist Helene Grimaud and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra (Mezzo).

In 2003, Nathalie was the first foreign photographer who, along with a cohort of scientists from Columbia University, visited the closed city of Ozyorsk (City #65), where the first Soviet nuclear bomb was created and tested. This photographic series was exhibited at Fotofest (USA) and published in Domus (Italy), Le Monde (France), and Frankfurt Allgemeine (Germany).

Nathalie’s first solo exhibition, Creative Diaspora: Love It and Leave It (T&G Publications, 2007), took place at the Australian National Portrait Gallery, followed by an Australian Government one year-long artist residency at Kunstlerhaus Bethanian, Berlin, Germany.

In 2009, after completing intensive cancer treatment, Nathalie recovered at Narayani Peedam, a temple she frequently visited in rural India. During this recovery process, Nathalie was tasked to develop the non-profit environmental program Green Sakthi (pronounced Green Shak-ti). She created a membership program to care for trees and established a Green Sakthi Club, a hands-on educational program for local schools. 

For the past twelve years, Nathalie has spearheaded multiple environmental and women’s empowerment projects, including a Solar Kitchen (which feeds 5000 people daily),  a Siddha Medicinal Forest at Sri Narayani Holistic Centre, educated over 6000 children with Green Sakthi Club, developed Women’s Leadership and Empowerment initiatives within Green Sakthi, and is presently leading an afforestation program called #5milliontrees.

India has become her home. She loves to swim, draw and take walks in nature.

Nat.latham(at)gmail.com