Bio

PHOTOGRAPHIC CV - Graeme was born in Wellington, New Zealand. A passion for nature photography started when he was in high school in Upper Hutt, am outer suburb of Wellington. The passion has remained for many years but took a back seat to academic study and raising a family. While living in Singapore Graeme founded the Nature Photographic Society of Singapore and the society is approaching 20 years. Graeme’s first occupation was as a pharmacist in New Zealand. He returned to academic studies and obtained a PhD in biochemistry at Flinders University in South Australia. He held appointments in Birmingham UK and in Singapore where he was a Professor in a research Institute until retirement in 2011. He published over 100 Scientific Papers. To summarize his photographic achievements; - Member of; Upper Hutt Camera Club, Dunedin Photographic Society and Christchurch Photographic Society. - Member of; New Zealand Photographic Society, Australian Photographic Society, Photographic Society of America, New Zealand Nature Photographic Society Nature - Founded Nature Photographic Society Singapore - Nature Photographic Society of Singapore, (President) - Letters; Fellow Australian Photographic Society (FAPS), Associate New Zealand Photographic Society (APSNZ), EPSA (Photographic Society of America) - Ranked first in World Nature Prints (PSA) 2004, 2005, 2006,2007 - Ranked first in the World Nature Digital (PSA) 2016, 2017 - Won first ANZANG in 2004 - Won Australian Photographer of the Year 2015 - Won Canon Prize in New Zealand 2008 - International Judge; Australia, Austria, Singapore, New Zealand - Won New Zealand National in Nature Photography; 2010, 2011, 2012 - Won Australian National in Nature Photography; 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 - Guest Speaker PSNZ conference in Nelson, NZ 2010 - Guest Speaker; APSA at Tweed heads, Australia in 2015, - Honors in International Salons; 2020 Honors and Medals - Magazine Covers; Over 30 - Print Award; Momento NZ, won print award in 2014 - Shortlisted for BBC Wildlife Competition; 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2022 - Solo exhibition; Penang, Malaysia 2013 - Editor; APS Monitor Magazine 2014-2016 - Joined BIA image photo library 2014…sold images - Finalist in Comedy Wildlife photography 2017 - Judge: Singapore Young Photographer of the year - Won 2017- Nature photographer of the year ‘Australian Photographic’ Awards - 2018 ‘Stuff’ newspaper Holiday photography…First - Published; Books on ‘Chestnut-headed Bee-eaters’, Blue-throated Bee-eaters and White-throated Kingfishers in 2018 - Won $1000 in Crikey Magazine competition 2021 Mammal section - Photographed in; USA, Canada, UK, Falkland Islands, New Zealand, Australia, Kenya, Tanzania, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka.