Brian Skerry
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Brian Skerry is an underwater photojournalist
who works primarily for National Geographic magazine.
Skerry was born in Milford, Massachusetts
in 1962, and grew up in Uxbridge
. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in media and communications from Worcester State College
in 1984. Before becoming a professional photographer, he worked selling corrugated materials and pursued photography on the side.
Skerry has worked for National Geographic since 1998 and has photographed a number of feature stories. Before 1998 be primarily worked doing shipwreck photography in the waters off of New England
, but through his relationship with National Geographic he has now shifted to wildlife photography throughout the world. In so doing he has become passionate about sounding the alarm of the decline of the world's fishing stocks. Skerry has written two books: "Successful Underwater Photography" (coauthored with Howard Hall), and "Ocean Soul."
Brian Skerry is a founding Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers
(ILCP) and explorer-in-residence at the New England Aquarium
in Boston.
Photojournalism
Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism...
who works primarily for National Geographic magazine.
Skerry was born in Milford, Massachusetts
Milford, Massachusetts
Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It had a population of 27,999 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Milford, constituting the center of the town, please see the article Milford ,...
in 1962, and grew up in Uxbridge
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Uxbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It was first settled in 1662, incorporated in 1727 at Suffolk County, and named for the Earl of Uxbridge. Uxbridge is south-southeast of Worcester, north-northwest of Providence, and southwest of Boston. It is part of...
. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in media and communications from Worcester State College
Worcester State College
Worcester State University is a public, four-year college founded in 1874 as Worcester Normal School in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. Although WSC traditionally has an emphasis on education, business, and biotechnology, the College offers Bachelors and Masters degrees in over 20 academic...
in 1984. Before becoming a professional photographer, he worked selling corrugated materials and pursued photography on the side.
Skerry has worked for National Geographic since 1998 and has photographed a number of feature stories. Before 1998 be primarily worked doing shipwreck photography in the waters off of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
, but through his relationship with National Geographic he has now shifted to wildlife photography throughout the world. In so doing he has become passionate about sounding the alarm of the decline of the world's fishing stocks. Skerry has written two books: "Successful Underwater Photography" (coauthored with Howard Hall), and "Ocean Soul."
Brian Skerry is a founding Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers
International League of Conservation Photographers
The International League of Conservation Photographers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering environmental and cultural conservation through ethical photography...
(ILCP) and explorer-in-residence at the New England Aquarium
New England Aquarium
The New England Aquarium is an aquarium located in Boston, Massachusetts.In addition to the main aquarium building, attractions at the New England Aquarium include the Simons IMAX Theatre and the New England Aquarium Whale Watch, which operates from April through November...
in Boston.
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See also
- Conservation photographyConservation photographyConservation photography is the active use of the photographic process and its products, within the parameters of the journalistic activity, to achieve concrete conservation outcomes in the context of the biocultural landscape....