Mark Gray (photographer) explained

Mark Gray
Birth Date:1981 2, df=yes
Nationality:Australian
Alma Mater:Swinburne University of Technology
Known For:Photography

Mark Gray (born 20 February 1981) is an Australian photographer, famous for his panoramic landscape photographs, both in Australia and world-wide.[1] He uses natural light to capture vibrant colours.[2]

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.[3]

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.[3]

In 2005, Gray established his first business, Australian Landscapes,[3] 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.[4] [5] He also conducts workshops in photography in Australia and elsewhere.[6]

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.[7]

Gray uses natural light in his photographs. He revisits the same location, sometimes up to 20 times,[8] in order to capture favourable light.[9] 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.[2]

Honors and awards (selected)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Creative Shutter Speed: pro tips for better action photography. Photography Monthly.
  2. ‘The Light Perspective with Mark Gray ’, Camera House, 22 March 2014
  3. ‘Profile on Mark Gray’, Australian Photography, 28 November 2013
  4. Web site: Photographer Biography: Mark Gray BY Sarah Gillespie. The Situation.
  5. Web site: Mark Gray. Photo.net.
  6. Conville, Nicola, ‘Best Photography Tours In NSW’, NewsLifeMedia Pty Ltd, 2015
  7. Web site: 100 Best Views in Australia Panellist. 21 July 2020. Australian Traveller.
  8. Web site: Profile: Mark Gray - Australian Photography.
  9. ‘Photo Tip of the Week: Mark Gray’s Top Six Tips for Shooting Landscapes’, Australian Photography + digital, 4 October 2013
  10. Web site: Mark Gray, Australia. Photoawards.com.
  11. Web site: 29th, Landscape. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075523/http://www.internationalapertureawards.com/showimage10.php?PrintId=2010002080&F=&P=29th. dead. 2016-03-04.
  12. Web site: 23rd, Landscape. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095701/http://www.loupeawards.com/showimage10.php?PrintId=2010002084&F=&P=23rd. dead. 2016-03-04.
  13. Web site: Top 50 placing images of the Medium Format Fine Art Prize Category in the 2011 Medium Awards.
  14. Web site: HONORABLE MENTION GALLERY PROFESSIONAL. 30 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002073213/http://photoawards.com/en/Pages/Gallery/hmention2012PRO.php. 2 October 2015. dead.
  15. Web site: Epson International Pano Awards 2015. Photography Blog.
  16. Web site: Call for entries: The Epson International Pano Awards 2015. Manila Bulletin.
  17. News: International Garden Photographer of the Year: Winning photos of nature's beauty. BBC News. 14 February 2015.
  18. News: International Garden Photographer of the Year 2015. The Guardian. 13 February 2015.
  19. Web site: FMP Excellence in Business Awards. Frankston City Council. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151108002613/http://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/Business/FMP_Excellence_in_Business_Awards. 8 November 2015. dmy-all.

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