The Island of Hawaii is a destination that calls to me each year, tempting me back time and time again. Its diverse landscape, surf breaks and marine life are consistently awesome to photograph. A the ‘aloha spirit’ makes it the perfect place to unwind. As a nature photographer, one of […]
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On Tuesday morning Migaloo, the white whale, made his much anticipated migration up the east coast of Australia past Byron Bay. For a nature photographer moments like these make all the long days and missed moments worthwhile – patience really does pay! It is natural that I also often get asked […]
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Keen to find out more about that infamous Craig Parry whale selfie? what makes me tick? Where I get my inspiration from and what challenges me professionally? Recently I was fortunate enough to sit down with the geniuses at Gizmodo to chat about all things photography and nature, and yes, […]
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Earlier this month, internationally acclaimed nature photographer Craig Parry was announced as official Ambassador for SONY (Australia / NZ). The new role will see Craig take his photography to new heights as he uses Sony’s new range of cutting edge mirror-less cameras, including the A7R2 43 mega pixel camera. “I’m […]
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It was a moment that a nature photographer and marine conservationist dreams of. On Wednesday a small boat floating along the coastline of Byron Bay in Australia, was approached by two playful humpback whales who interacted with passengers for around 30 minutes – swimming, diving and rolling alongside the vessel – […]
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I’m stoked to have woken up this morning to find myself appearing as one of Australia’s Top Nature Photographers in Newscorp’s Escape feature. In this interview I share with readers my favourite destination for photography in addition to providing a couple of tips on the area. Byron Bay’s Craig Parry, […]
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For the past week I’ve been in hiding from Winter. Taking a little hiatus up at 1770 on the coast of central Queensland, the days have been spent free diving along the Great Barrier Reef in 27 degree waters. It’s a pretty spectacular part of the world, full of colour and marine […]
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It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to say you have swum with a 14 foot male Tiger Shark, and last week I was lucky enough to have done just that. On my last few days in Hawaii I had the opportunity to once again go free diving in the waters off […]
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I’m often asked which are my favourite wave photographs from around the globe. It’s a tough one, but there are some which for me definitely stand out from the pack. My pick of the bunch can change week to week, but currently I’m loving some of my old and new wave photography from Byron […]
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Australian Geographic has published Life and Death as a feature image in their November / December 2014 edition. The honour came soon after the image was awarded ‘International Landscape Photo of the Year’ and topped off an epic year for the Byron Bay based photographer. “I am very humbled to have been […]
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Captured moments after recent bush fires swept through Northern NSW, Craig Parry Photography’s image Life and Death has been recognised as the International Landscape Photograph of the Year 2014. Beating a field of several thousand entrants as part of the International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards, the image was […]
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