Shark Biologist &
Wildlife Photographer

I’m an irredeemable wildlife geek from New Zealand. When I was young, I became passionate about endangered species conservation… and never quite managed to grow out of it.

These days, I work as the Executive Director of the Marine Megafauna Foundation, which I co-founded with Dr. Andrea Marshall. Much of my research at MMF focuses on the global conservation of whale sharks, the world’s largest fish. I’m also a part-time Research Fellow at the University of the Sunshine Coast, where I’m working with the critically endangered grey nurse shark (sandtiger) in eastern Australia.

I’ve long found wildlife photography a great excuse to play outside. I work with Sony New Zealand as a Digital Imaging Advocate, hosting webinars and in-person events on wildlife and underwater photography, and write about wildlife travel and scuba diving at Nature Tripper, which I run with my wife Madeleine,

I host research expeditions, dive liveaboards, wildlife-watching, and photography trips around the world. You can join me in the field here.

Thanks for stopping by! If you’re feeling particularly stalky, you can read my full bio here.