For more than 20 years, he’s travelled the planet, from Cambodia to Mexico to Rwanda, capturing remarkable images and reporting stories for international newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, BBC, The Sunday Times, Forbes, The Sunday Telegraph, National Geographic, Wanderlust, Royal Photographic Society Journal, USA Today, The Times, South China Morning Post, Digital Camera, Outdoor Photography, New Internationalist, Monocle, Prospect and more.

Graeme is also the founder of the New Big 5 project (www.newbig5.com), an international initiative that created a Big 5 of Wildlife Photography, rather than hunting. Shooting with a camera, not a gun.

The initiative was supported by +350 photographers, conservationists and wildlife lovers, including Jane Goodall, Ami Vitale, Marsel van Oosten, Moby, Steve McCurry, Djimon Hounsou, Paul Nicklen, Paula Kahumbu, Chris Packham, Thomas Mangelsen, Joanna Lumley, Marina Cano, Steve Winter…, and organisations including Save The Elephants, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, IUCN, African Wildlife Foundation, Wildlife SOS, Orangutan Foundation, Born Free Foundation, Wildlife Direct, Save The Rhino, WWF, Conservation International, WildAid, Polar Bears International, Save Pangolins, and Greenpeace…

“What a great project the New Big 5 is. There are so many incredible animals in our world. Any project that brings attention to animals, so many of whom are threatened or endangered, is truly important. These 5 animals – elephants, polar bears, gorillas, tigers and lions – are such beautiful and remarkable species, and are wonderful ambassadors for the world’s wildlife, from iconic species to little-known frogs, lizards, fish and birds. So many face threats to their survival from issues such as poaching, habitat loss and climate change. A million species are at risk of extinction. If we work together, we can stop this happening. Change is possible if we each play our part.”
Dr Jane Goodall
The Jane Goodall Institute

The New Big 5 project is a celebration of wildlife and wildlife photography. But it also aims to highlight the crisis facing wildlife around the world. More than a million species are currently at risk of extinction, from icons to ‘unsung heroes’ and little-known cats, frogs, birds, lizards and other species, each too valuable to lose.

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Along the way, he’s interviewed Angelina Jolie, Arcade Fire, Ricky Gervais, Sir David Attenborough, Robert Downey Jr, David Cameron, Courtney Love, Michael Caine, Al Gore, Tinariwen, Richard Dawkins, James Brown, David Byrne, Benazir Bhutto, John Irving, Naomi Klein and more.

Adventure travel assignments have included paragliding with birds of prey in Nepal, cycling across Burma, freediving in Thailand, climbing volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, surviving on desert islands in Belize, wild camping in Antarctica and motorcycling across Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni. He is known for exploring remote regions, wild landscapes and the great outdoors.

Graeme’s work also encompasses global issues, including human trafficking, land rights, conflict, poaching, prostitution, child soldiers, violence against transgender communities, conservation, and street kids, often telling otherwise ‘invisible’ or unreported stories from remote parts of the world.

“Photos can open up the world to people. They tell stories, good and bad, and they can change the direction or even the outcome of those stories, whether that’s violence and human rights or wildlife conservation. Done in the right way, photography is a powerful force for good.” (Graeme Green)