The Great Barrier Reefs that runs for 2600km along the coastline of Queensland is the worlds largest living organism and reef system. It is so large that is can be clearly seen from space. The reef is made up of 2900 seperate pieces of reef with over 900 islands and sand cays peppered along the length of the system as well. The Barrier Reef is a major tourist attraction for Queensland generating an extimated 4 - 5 billion dollars a year.
Our collection of images of the Great Barrier Reef were captured off Cairns and feature the popular Green Island, Vlassof Cay and some of the out reefs such as Blue Pool, Sadbury Cay and Elford Reef.
To truely appreciate the expansiveness of the reef you need to see it from the air. We chose to private charter a helicopter to shoot our images but there are sea planes as well or group chopper flights. We chose to use GBR Helicopters for our flight, very professional and knew the reef. The best times to view the reef are on a sunny day and try and go when the sun is at it's highest to get the best photos.
Matt is a full time landscape, surf and aerial photographer based on the Central Coast and has been in the industry for over a decade. He currently runs his own professional canvas and photo printing and framing lab which handles all his own work and it is also open to the public to use as well.