How pioneering photographer Frank Hurley came face to face with the future of the Great Barrier Reef in 1922
- Written by Ann Elias, Associate Professor, Department of Art History, University of Sydney
Frank Hurley, fish underwater, 1922. Coloured lantern slide.
Australian Museum AMS320/V3242
Australia’s celebrated explorer, photographer and filmmaker, Frank Hurley (1885-1962), announced in the Sydney Sun newspaper in 1926 that “there is little new to be seen on the surface of the globe these days, but the sea-floor opens up limitless...