Juan-Peter Schulze

Place: Namibia

A “pilot, photographer, filmmaker,” and travel vlogger, Juan-Peter Schulze has a passion for adventure that has helped him build a dedicated following of 30K+ subscribers to his YouTube channel the_candourist, as well as nearly 70K+ Instagram followers. Born in Namibia and based in New Zealand, JP’s travel photos capture the beauty of the world, while his vlogs show how much he loves the view from both a bicycle and the cockpit of an airplane. He kicked off 2017 by completing a 3500-mile bike trip from LA to NYC, and ended the year flying around the world with friend and fellow YouTuber Louis Cole. The two encountered people and cultures from all corners of the globe, documenting everything in 72 episodes of the series World Flight on the FunForLouis YouTube channel. (shortyawards.com)