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== Freelance ==
== Freelance ==
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In 1957 Pizzey married Sue Taylor, who assisted him on field expeditions and typed his manuscripts for his numerous articles on natural history for newspapers, notably in the Melbourne [[The Age|''Age'']] (1954–64)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pizzey|first=Graham|date=1954-11-27|title=How It Breaks: An Australian Dawn|work=Age|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205435810|access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref> and ''[[The Herald (Melbourne)|Herald]]'' (1965–83) newspapers, and magazines, including forty-one published, from 1954<ref>{{Citation|author1=Australian Geographical Society|title=The Peregrine Falcon (1 November 1954)|journal=Walkabout|volume=20|issue=11|publication-date=1954-11-01|publisher=Australian National Travel Association|issn=0043-0064}}</ref> to 1974,<ref>{{Citation|author1=Australian Geographical Society|title=DEATH TO THE DINOSAURS (1 September 1972)|journal=Walkabout|volume=38|issue=9|publication-date=1972-09-01|publisher=Australian National Travel Association|issn=0043-0064}}</ref> in [[Walkabout (magazine)|''Walkabout'']], and regular appearances in ''[[The Australian Women's Weekly]]''<ref>{{Cite news|date=1961-03-08|title=Australian Nature|work=Australian Women's Weekly|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46469929|access-date=2021-11-12}}</ref> and later in ''Burke’s Backyard Magazine''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Graham Pizzey - Burke's Backyard|url=https://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/fact-sheets/people-places/graham-pizzey/|access-date=2021-11-11|language=en-US}}</ref> International journals, including [[National Geographic|''National Geographic'']], featured his writing and picturs and he took part in some early ABC television natural history documentaries.<ref name=":0" />
In 1960 Pizzey resigned from the family business to become a full-time freelance writer and photographer.


Encouraged by their reception 1960 Pizzey resigned from the family business to become a full-time freelance writer and photographer. These regular contributions in mass media, and his popular ''[[A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia (Pizzey)|A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia]]'' commissioned by [[William Collins, Sons|Collins]] and researched and written over 15 years, and reprinted 14 times, made him a well-known and trusted authority.<ref name=":0" />
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Pizzey joined the [[Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union]] (RAOU) in 1948 and served on its Council 1969-1975 and its Records Appraisal Committee 1976–1979. He is known as the author of one of the most popular [[field guide]]s for [[Australian birds]]. Pizzey wrote numerous articles on natural history for newspapers, notably the Melbourne [[The Age|''Age'']] and Herald newspapers from 1954,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pizzey|first=Graham|date=1954-11-27|title=How It Breaks: An Australian Dawn|work=Age|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205435810|access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref> and magazines, including forty-one, from 1954<ref>{{Citation | author1=Australian Geographical Society | title=The Peregrine Falcon (1 November 1954) | journal=Walkabout | publication-date=1954-11-01 | publisher=Australian National Travel Association | volume=20 | issue=11 | issn=0043-0064}}</ref> to 1974,<ref>{{Citation | author1=Australian Geographical Society | title=DEATH TO THE DINOSAURS (1 September 1972) | journal=Walkabout | publication-date=1972-09-01 | publisher=Australian National Travel Association | volume=38 | issue=9 | issn=0043-0064}}</ref> in [[Walkabout (magazine)|''Walkabout'']], and regular appearances in ''[[The Australian Women's Weekly]]''<ref>{{Cite news|date=1961-03-08|title=Australian Nature|work=Australian Women's Weekly|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46469929|access-date=2021-11-12}}</ref> and later in ''Burke’s Backyard Magazine''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Graham Pizzey - Burke's Backyard|url=https://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/fact-sheets/people-places/graham-pizzey/|access-date=2021-11-11|language=en-US}}</ref>

Pizzey joined the [[Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union]] (RAOU) in 1948 and served on its Council 1969-1975 and its Records Appraisal Committee 1976–1979. Pizzey wrote


== Honours ==
== Honours ==

Revision as of 00:17, 12 November 2021

Graham Martin Pizzey AM (4 July 1930 – 12 November 2001) was a noted Australian author, photographer and ornithologist.

Early life and education

Graham Pizzey was born and grew up in grew up in East Ivanhoe on the Yarra River. At age seven he was given a copy of John A. Leach's 1926 An Australian Bird Book, and while attending Geelong Grammar School as a boarder he used photography to record his observations of the local countryside. After leaving school in 1948 he worked in his family's leather business, while studying part-time and publishing articles and photographs on natural history, the first appearing in 1948 in the Wild Life, whose editor Crosbie Morrison encouraged Pizzey's talent.[1]

Freelance

In 1957 Pizzey married Sue Taylor, who assisted him on field expeditions and typed his manuscripts for his numerous articles on natural history for newspapers, notably in the Melbourne Age (1954–64)[2] and Herald (1965–83) newspapers, and magazines, including forty-one published, from 1954[3] to 1974,[4] in Walkabout, and regular appearances in The Australian Women's Weekly[5] and later in Burke’s Backyard Magazine.[6] International journals, including National Geographic, featured his writing and picturs and he took part in some early ABC television natural history documentaries.[1]

Encouraged by their reception 1960 Pizzey resigned from the family business to become a full-time freelance writer and photographer. These regular contributions in mass media, and his popular A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia commissioned by Collins and researched and written over 15 years, and reprinted 14 times, made him a well-known and trusted authority.[1]

Pizzey joined the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1948 and served on its Council 1969-1975 and its Records Appraisal Committee 1976–1979. Pizzey wrote

Honours

In 1986 he was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion. In 2000 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in applied science from RMIT University for contributions to natural history. He was a Member of the Order of Australia. In 2005 he was posthumously awarded the John Hobbs Medal.[1] A plaque commemorates him as the First Warden in the grounds of Coolart Wetlands and Homestead, in Somers.[7]

Book publications

  • Pizzey, Graham. (1958). A Time to Look. William Heinemann Ltd: Melbourne.
  • Pizzey, Graham. (1980). A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Collins: Sydney.
  • Pizzey, Graham. (Compiler). (1983). Stories of Australian Birds. Currey O'Neil Ross: Melbourne.
  • Pizzey, Graham. (Ed). (1985). A Separate Creation. Discovery of Wild Australia by Explorers and Naturalists. Currey O'Neil Ross: Melbourne.
  • Pizzey, Graham. (1988). A Garden of Birds. Australian birds in Australian gardens. Viking O'Neil (Penguin Books Australia Ltd): Melbourne.
  • Pizzey, Graham. (1992). Crosbie Morrison, Voice of Nature. Victoria Press: South Melbourne,.
  • Pizzey, Graham. (1997). The Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Angus & Robertson: Sydney.[8]
  • Pizzey, Graham. (2000). Journey of a Lifetime. Selected pieces by Australia's foremost birdwatcher and nature writer. Angus & Robertson: Sydney.
  • Pizzey, Graham. (2000). The Australian Bird-Garden. Creating havens for native birds. Angus & Robertson: Sydney.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cowling, Sid (2002). "Graham Martin Pizzey, A.M., D.App.Sc. (Hon.) Naturalist, Photographer, Author 4 July 1930–12 November 2001". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 102 (2): 209–210. doi:10.1071/mu02904. ISSN 0158-4197.
  2. ^ Pizzey, Graham (27 November 1954). "How It Breaks: An Australian Dawn". Age. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ Australian Geographical Society (1 November 1954), "The Peregrine Falcon (1 November 1954)", Walkabout, 20 (11), Australian National Travel Association, ISSN 0043-0064
  4. ^ Australian Geographical Society (1 September 1972), "DEATH TO THE DINOSAURS (1 September 1972)", Walkabout, 38 (9), Australian National Travel Association, ISSN 0043-0064
  5. ^ "Australian Nature". Australian Women's Weekly. 8 March 1961. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Graham Pizzey - Burke's Backyard". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Graham Pizzey | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. ^ Debus, Stephen (2016). "The Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight Field Guide to the Birds of Australia (book review)". Australian Field Ornithology. 17 (7).
  • Robin, Libby. (2001). The Flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901-2001. Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-84987-3


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