Graeme Purdy

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Graeme Purdy
Born1971 (age 5253)
Nationality Northern Irish
Occupations
Notable workEight Feet
Awards2nd place, Sony World Photography Awards (2021)
Website purdy.photography

Graeme Purdy (born 1971 in Co Down, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish wildlife photographer and author. [1] [2] [3]

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Books

Eight Feet, 2018. ISBN   9781909751989
Proceeds to charity National Park Rescue. [4] [5]

Selected exhibitions

2022 — Graeme Purdy: The Final Frontier, Woolff Gallery, London. [6]
2019 — Graeme Purdy: Eight Feet, Woolff Gallery, London. [7] [8]

Awards

2021 — 2nd place, Sony World Photography Awards (Wildlife & Nature, Professional Category) [1] [9] [10]
Purdy's image Raw Nature of a lion was selected for the front cover of the Sony World Photography Awards 2021 book. [11]

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