Karl Watson
Karl Watson makes long-form travel documentaries that bring fans along on backpacking trips, road journeys and mountain adventures around the world.
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YouTube
YouTube
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- Work
- Travel filmmaker and video editor
- First backpacking trip
- 2006, six months across Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the USA
- Breakout
- HK2NY: Hong Kong to New York, filmed in 2013 and launched in 2014
Mini bio
How it started.
Karl began making films of his trips while building a career in video editing. A six-month backpacking journey in 2006 helped turn his childhood love of travel into a lasting habit.
The trip that changed things.
In 2013, he quit his job to travel with his friend James. Their nine-month journey through 20 countries became HK2NY, the 11-part series he credits with getting his YouTube channel going.
Life behind the camera.
After studying music, Karl trained in post-production editing at Bournemouth University in 2006–07. He worked as BrightTALK’s senior video editor from 2011 to 2015, then went freelance. He also hosts bespoke tours with Intrepid Travel.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 20262 Weeks in IndonesiaFilmmaker and traveller
- 2026Two Weeks in JapanFilmmaker and traveller
- 2017New Zealand Road TripFilmmaker and traveller
- 2014HK2NY: Hong Kong to New YorkFilmmaker and traveller
Awards
Quotes
Secondly, make the video about you.Karl Watson, Travel Video Awards interview
His advice to aspiring travel filmmakers: tell the story of your own experience.
Trivia
- HK2NY was inspired by Long Way Round and By Any Means, and filmed with one camera.
- He studied music before moving into editing.
- In his Travel Video Awards interview, he says he likes to alternate contrasting destinations, such as beaches and mountains.
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