Legendary Australian photographer found dead
Legendary Australian news photographer John Grainger has been found dead in Sydney's northern beaches, just days after he went missing.
In a statement from the NSW Police Force, they said that Mr Grainger's body was discovered in Elanora Heights on Wednesday morning, after being reported missing on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr Grainger's death is not being treated as suspicious. He was 64.
Grainger's extensive career in the media spanned more than 30 years, starting with his photography work in the mid 1980s and building into an impressive portfolio of covering news events.
Over the years, his work earned him numerous accolades, including a 2018 Walkley Award for his famous photo for The Daily Telegraph that confirmed Vikki Campion was pregnant with then Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce's baby.
Grainger was also a two-time Kennedy Award winner, with his most recent award being won for a candid photograph of newly-elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his front porch.
Grainger's passion for photography never wavered, even when the job put him in harm's way, as he said in an interview in 2023, "I was assaulted many times. I had to have police track people down. I was strangled once. Some people just see red, and that’s it – if you are in their way you’re it."
While his career was spent taking breaking news photos, Grainger's love for photography extended beyond the headlines, as he turned his lens to nature photography in recent years, capturing stunning images of birds and the landscapes of Narrabeen, which he described as "one of the best photographic locations in Sydney".
Image credits: Ingleside Rural Fire Brigade