Gary Cranitch

Gary has worked as a wildlife photographer at the Queensland Museum for 36 years. His work has been published in Australian Geographic, Popular Science, New Scientist, National Geographic online and numerous other publications and journals around the world. He has also contributed to the Queensland Museum’s extensive range of natural history publications. His achievements include 2008 AIPP Australian Science and Nature Photographer of the Year, 2015 Eureka Prize for Science Photography and Principal photographer :The Great Barrier Reef-A Queensland Museum Discovery Guide. Gary collaborates regularly with organisations such as The Great Barrier Reef Foundation, ReefCheck Australia, BushBlitz, Earthwatch and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. He also runs workshops and presentations on underwater photography and Digital Asset Management.

In 2008, Gary was the Australian Institute of Professional Photography’s Science and Nature Photographer of the Year, and in 2015 he received the Australian Museum’s Eureka Prize for Science Photography.

“The natural world never ceases to amaze me and I feel privileged to have photographed so many different landscapes and animal species throughout my career.”