Author. Travel writer. Film producer. Underwater photographer.
Storyteller at heart.

Pier Nirandara began her career as Thailand’s youngest author of three bestselling novels, multiple graphic novels, and short stories with over 200,000 copies sold in multiple languages. Since then, she has represented literary clients at ICM Partners, served as Director of Development at Sony Columbia Pictures, and as VP of Film & TV at A-Major Media, Hollywood’s first Asian American-driven production company.

A TEDx speaker and literary ambassador for the Bangkok Metropolitan/UNESCO, Pier has won four Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing of the Year, two Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers, and Gold at the Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference 2023.

Pier is also a PADI AmbassaDiver™ and the founder of Immersiv Expeditions, where she leads trips to swim with marine wildlife. Her photography has been recognized by competitions including Ocean Photographer of the Year, and she was awarded the 2023 Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant by the Save Our Seas Foundation. An advocate for solo female travel, she has visited over 100 countries across 7 continents, and can be found in Los Angeles, Cape Town, and @piersgreatperhaps.

From swimming with sharks in Hollywood to swimming with actual sharks. After traveling to over 90 countries across 7 continents, Pier discusses the philosophy of embracing a giant stride into the unknown.

Recent Adventures