Mark Gray (born 20 February 1981) Photographer

Mark Gray

Mark Gray (nato il 20 febbraio 1981) è un fotografo di Melbourne, in Australia. Gray è conosciuto per le sue fotografie panoramiche di paesaggi, sia in Australia che altrove.

Alcune delle fotografie note di Gray sono "Craig's Hut" e "Reef Dreaming". Il suo stile firma di utilizzare la luce naturale per catturare i colori vivaci lo ha portato a diventare uno dei fotografi più acclamati dell'Australia.

Endless

 Seaford Pier, Victoria - Australia

Mark Gray (born 20 February 1981) is a photographer from Melbourne, Australia. Gray is known for his panoramic photographs of landscapes, both in Australia and elsewhere.
Some of Gray's notable photographs are "Craig’s Hut" and "Reef Dreaming". His signature style of using natural light to capture vibrant colours has led him to become one of Australia’s most acclaimed photographers.

Life and work

Gray was born in Melbourne, Australia to parents of Latvian, English and Irish heritage. In his teens he painted graffiti along railway lines and vacant walls in Melbourne. His graffiti informed his knowledge of colour, composition and artistic technique.
After completing a diploma in multimedia at Swinburne University of Technology in Wantirna at the age of 19, Gray started full-time work as a junior web designer, and continued in this for seven years.
In 2005, Gray established his first business, Australian Landscapes, later changing its name to Mark Gray Fine Art Landscape Photography. The first Mark Gray Gallery was established in 2011 in New South Wales’ seaside town of Merimbula. One year later, a second gallery was opened in Mornington, Victoria.
Gray also conducts workshops in photography in Australia and elsewhere.
On 4 April 2012, Gray’s photographs, "Craig’s Hut" and "Reef Dreaming", appeared on Nine Network’s Mornings, program to showcase Australia’s top five views, which were voted by a panel of judges from Australian Traveller Magazine.
Gray is known for the natural light in his photographs. He revisits the same location, sometimes up to 20 times, in order to capture favourable light. Some of his photographs have taken years to capture – his photograph of "Craig’s Hut" took three years of repeated visits to Victoria’s Mt. Stirling before he found what he was looking for.

Honors and awards (selected)

• CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year, ‘Reef Dreaming’ finalist, 2010
• International Aperture Awards, winner of two silver awards and one bronze award, 2010
• EPSON International Panoramic Awards, winner of five bronze awards, 2010^{[citation needed]}
• International Loupe Awards – Medium Format, winner of three silver awards and five bronze awards, 2011
• International Loupe Awards, winner of one silver award and five bronze awards, 2011
• EPSON International Panoramic Awards, winner of two silver awards and six bronze awards, 2011^{[citation needed]}
• EPSON International Panoramic Awards, winner of gold award for ‘Reef Dreaming’, winner of one silver award and 13 bronze awards, 2012^{[citation needed]}
• IPA, honourable mentions, 2012
• CAA, winner of three silver awards and five bronze awards, 2012^{[citation needed]}
• International Loupe Awards, winner of two silver awards and 26 bronze awards, 2012^{[citation needed]}
• EPSON International Panoramic Awards, winner of seven bronze awards, 2014
• International Garden Photographer of the Year, ‘Mystic Forest’, first place and category winner, 2014
• FMP Excellence in Business Awards, Mark Gray Gallery, finalist and winner, 2014IPA, ‘Shadowland’, honourable mention, 2014

Shadowland

Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island - New Zealand

 Otherworld

Camel Rock, Bermagui, New South Wales - Australia

 Astral Light

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria - Australia

 Dragon's Head

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria - Australia

 Nature's Embrace

Purakaunui Falls, The Catlins, South Island - New Zealand

Stronghold

Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland - United Kingdom

 Awaken

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria - Australia

Dawn Sentinel

 Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria - Australia

Spirit Tree

Undisclosed Location, Victoria - Australia 

Fortress

St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall, England - United Kingdom

 

Descent

Hancock Gorge, Karijini National Park, Western Australia - Australia

Gibsons Beach Sunrise 

The Twelve Apostles, Victoria - Australia

 Labyrinth

Hancock Gorge, Karijini National Park, Western Australia - Australia

 Sydney Splendour

 Majestic Melbourne

Beautiful Brisbane

Under The Clocks

Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Victoria - Australia

 Paradise City

Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland - Australia

Mystic Forest

Crystal Brook, Mt. Buffalo National Park, Victoria - Australia

 Desert Guardians

The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park, Western Australia - Australia

 Transcend

Little Sahara, Kangaroo Island, South Australia - Australia

 Ghost Gum

Kings Canyon, Watarrka National Park, Northern Territory - Australia

Craigs Hut

Craigs Hut, Mt Stirling, Victoria - Australia

Wallace's Hut

Wallace's Hut, Falls Creek, Victoria - Australia

Ancient Abbey

Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England - United Kingdom

 Dissolve

Port Willunga Jetty Pylons, South Australia - Australia

 Silent Waters

Merimbula, New South Wales - Australia

 Atlantis

Coogee Sea Baths, Sydney, New South Wales - Australia

 Tempest

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria - Australia

 Tranquility

Lake Pukaki, South Island - New Zealand

 Eternity

Dove Lake, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania - Australia

 Ocean Harmony

Kaikoura, South Island - New Zealand     

Blizzard Rising

The Cathedral, Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria - Australia

 Celestial Skies

12 Apostles, Gibson's Beach, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria - Australia

 Garden of Eden

Millaa Millaa Falls, Queensland - Australia

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