On Board Pangaea in the Amazon
Selfie with a Green Turtle
Pangaea Project in Florida
Turtle Project in Borneo
Tutle Rehabilitation in Cairns
Sailing into Hong Kong on Pangaea
With Mike Horn in Micronesia
With the Snotbot team in Alaska
Win news at JCU about Marine Conservation
On the latest Snotbot shoot in Mexico
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About Christian MillerChristian is an award-winning nature and wildlife photographer, a photo artist and a filmmaker. His most famous and internationally exposed works are his photographs of Sea Turtles, digitally enhanced so they appear more to be paintings than photographs.
But lets start at the beginning. Christian was born in Germany in 1977, where his artistic talent soon came to light. His incredibly strong desire to draw and to capture what he visually perceived earned him many school rewards and he won many national and international competitions. At the age of 21 Christian began to travel the world, with a sketch book, a pencil a backpack and a camera. His dream was to see and draw the most exotic animals on land and especially those living in the ocean. To do that, he realised he needed to capture their appearance and beauty for visual reference for photo realistic drawing. Soon Christian became a professional diver (PADI IDC Staff Instructor) and bought his very first underwater camera in 2002. Living and working in the most diverse and spectacular dive regions of the world, such as the Caribbean, Indonesia and Far North Australia, Christian studied marine animals and their behavioural patterns. With thousands of dives he learnt the ins and outs of underwater photography in different light conditions, and became involved in various marine conservation activities and expeditions. In 2008, Christian joined famous Explorer Mike Horn as part of his crew sailing around the world to inspire youth and repair the damage done to our planet within numerous conservation projects in several third-world countries. When he returned to Australia, he helped to build the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, which rescues and rehabilitates sick and injured sea turtles along the coast of Far North Queensland and remains one of the directors. He also runs the Saveourseaturtles Australia site. In recent years, Christian has been filming and photographing for BBC, National Geographic, Red Bull, Biopixel, Parley, the Make-A-Wish Foundation and many other national and international initiatives and organisations. He is on the Board of the Not-for-profit Çairns Underwater Film Festival and Judge of the Great Barrier Reef Film & Photo Competition, the only Film festival in the world that gives 100% of its proceeds to important environmental projects. Christian is also part of the Tangaroa Blue Foundation, Australian Marine Debris Initiative and 'Parley For the Oceans' as Ambassador and to create vital media and imagery on projects all around the globe. Recently he teamed up with Biopixel & Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker Richard Fitzpatrick to shoot Nature Documentary, with specialised 6K and super slow motion Cameras such as the upcoming IMAX movie on the Great Barrier Reef. He is very proud to be brand ambassador and supported by Atomic Aquatics, Zeagle, Bare, Suunto, Stahlsac, Sharkskin and Liquivision. And if that's not enough, Christian is also part of the Ocean Alliance "Snot Bot" team, changing the way we research whales ... without them even knowing. Christian has two precious daughters and lives in Cairns, Australia, where he runs a successful visual branding business and pursues his passion for film, photography and marine life. His T-shirt printing business "Shirtbox" plays an important role in raising funds for countless environmental projects. Recent International Awards and Credentials
Christian also has a CASA commercial drone license for aerial photography and filming.
You can also check out his other website - Cuckoo Crew Productions and Biopixel |
My Equipment (boys-toys)
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Cameras
RED Epic Dragon 6K Canon 1dx Mark ii Nikon D810 Nikon D800 Nikon D750 Nikon D90 x 3 Samsung NX1 Sony RX100 IV Sony NX5 Sony Nex-5T Gopro 4 Black x 2 Drones
Inspire 2 RAW Inspire 1 V2 Pro Inspire 1 V1 Mavic Pro Phantom 2 |
Lenses
Canon 100-400 USM II Canon 24-70 2.8 Sigma 85mm Art 1.4 Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR Nikon 24-70 2.8 VR Nikon 24-70 2.8 Nikon 16-35 4.0 Nikon 105mm 2.8 Macro Nikon 50 1.4 Sigma 120-400 3.5 Sigma 10-20 4.0 Tokina 10-17 Fisheye x 3 Tokina 100mm Micro 2.8 Samsung 16-50 f2.0 UW Camera Gear
Nauticam RED Dragon UW Housing Nauticam NA-502 UW Housing Aquatica d800 UW Housing Aquatica d90 UW Housing Recsea Housing for Sony RX100 Ikelite DS161 UW Strobes x 2 Sea&Sea YS-D2 Strobe Fisheye UW Lights 7000 Lumens x 2 I-torch UW LED UV Lights x 3 |
Studio Gear
Godox DS600 Strobe x 2 Flashpro 5.0 Sp x 3 Flashpro Powerpack Leadpower Inverter Flashpro Large Octa Softbox Xlite Strip lights Xlite Beauty Dish x 2 Apollo Umbrella Reflectors x 2 Flashpro Beautydish x 2 40cm Beautydish/honeycomp Icelight x 2 SB910 Speedlight YongNuo Speedlight x 2 Poketwizard III Manfrotto Lightstands Manfrotto Tripod x 2 Spider Holster Light Reflectors x 2 White/Black/Grey Backdrops 3Legged Thing Tripod Roland VS640i - Wide format Printer Roland BN-20 Wide format Printer Epson F2000 Printer |
Specialised Gear
SmallHD 502 Monitor x2 Heavy Lift Carbon Hexacopter Wacom Cintiq & Intuos Cintiq Companion Beam Smoke Machine CamRanger Pro Cinetics Motorised Slider with Pan/Tilt 96" Senheiser Lavelier Remote Microphones Tascam DR-70D Recorder Senheiser Shotgun Microphone CameTV 3-Axis Stabiliser DJI Ronin 3-Axis Stabiliser Redrock Micro Remote Focus Steadycam Harnest MIOPS High Speed Trigger Edelkrone Motion Slider |
Recent Media/Publications
Natures best Photography
Australia Post
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Hoerzu Magazine
Vancouver Sun
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German Magazine 'News"
ABC News
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Outdoor Photographer Magazine
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The Telegraph
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Daily Mail
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Montreal Gazette
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Dive Photo Guide Magazine
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The Telegraph Uk
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