In the last decade major articles and portfolios of his photography
appeared in Time, LIFE, Discover, Audubon, National Wildlife,
Smithsonian, Scientific American, International Wildlife, Natural
History, Sierra, Animals, French Terre Sauvage, French Photo,
Outdoor Photographer, Photo District News, 2wice, BBC Wildlife
and the Swiss Animan magazine.
Most of this work is on conservation or natural history subjects,
the coverage of which gained Gary the Ansel Adams Award from the
Sierra Club in the U.S., and the Outstanding Nature Photographer
citation from the North American Nature Photography Association.
In his career Gary has also illustrated major articles for National
Geographic, Popular Photography, and Wildlife Conservation magazines,
among more than 150 publications who have published his work.
His active library of detailed stock nature and travel photography
serves hundreds of publishers and designers.
His keystone project since 2000 has been World View of Global
Warming, which is the only dedicated photo documentation of the
effects of rapid climate change. For this Gary has journeyed extensively
including to China, Australia, Tuvalu, Antarctica, the Arctic
and the great mountains of the world. An exhibit of 30 prints
on climate change has been exhibited at the American Association
for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC and at Chicago's
Field Museum. In 2007 he will publish a book on this: Earth Under
Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World (University of
California Press).
Gary is a nature photo-journalist, whose articles illustrate
a global environmental reach: Antarctic seabird research (International
Wildlife), Great Smoky Mountains National Park biodiversity (Audubon),
the threat of oil drilling in Alaska's arctic (BBC Wildlife),
tropical forest studies in Peru (The Nature Conservancy), anaconda
research in Venezuela (Smithsonian), honeybees and native pollinators
(Natural History), endangered wood stork nesting in the Everglades
(Audubon), rare plant rescue in Hawaii (Smithsonian and Discover),
and climate change in Florida and Alaska (Natural Resources Defense
Council).
In photographic assignments he specializes in recording the
essence of whole ecosystems and threats to their biodiversity,
employing techniques from aerial photography to extreme close-ups
and underwater shots. Projects on ancient forests of North America,
Mount St. Helens volcano, a single tropical tree, an Everglades
alligator hole, and a tide pool have resulted in a book and major
articles in Life magazine. Gary is known for action coverage of
risk-taking field science, including volcanoes, forest canopy
studies, and Antarctic geologic research.
Gary is an active contributor to environmental efforts ranging
from forest preservation in his home state of Oregon to international
conservation campaigns. He lives in Portland.