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Mark Gee


"Stop, lookup and enjoy - our night sky is one simple but amazing thing that's free for all"

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Mark Gee


"Stop, lookup and enjoy - our night sky is one simple but amazing thing that's free for all"

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ABOUT

Mark Gee is an award winning photographer & visual effects supervisor based in Wellington, New Zealand. He has worked on many high profile and Oscar award winning feature films. His love of the New Zealand landscape is a big part of the inspiration for his photography.

Wholly self-taught, Mark’s style of photography is influenced by his many years of experience in the feature film business, & with an eye for detail he strives to produce creative images of exceptional quality, no matter what the subject. Since he began to seriously focus on developing his photography skills well over a decade ago, Mark has continuously worked on improving his craft, thriving on setting the bar ever higher and challenging himself to do better yet every time he sets out to shoot.

While his images portray a wide variety of subjects, astrophotography in particular has captured Mark’s imagination and interest. He often ventures out to the darkest, most remote skies all around the country, enjoying the challenge of combining New Zealand’s striking landscapes with the ethereal beauty of the night sky in new, creative ways. This has led to international success with Mark being short-listed 7 times since 2012 in the prestigious Astronomy Photographer of the Year, as well as having his images and time-lapse work appearing in various books, magazines, documentaries and feature films around the world.

Mark's short film, ‘Full Moon Silhouettes‘ also gained him international acclaim after going viral online, and has been broadcast all over the world by the likes of CNN, The BBC, NASA and various other mainstream media.

In 2013, Mark won the prestigious Astronomy Photographer of the Year. Not only did he win it overall, but Mark also won the Earth and Space category, and the People and Space category which had never been done before in the competition's history.

Since then, Mark has gone on to share his passion and knowledge through workshops and on the public speaking circuit. One of the highlights of that was his well received TEDx talk in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2014.

Mark Gee grew up in New South Wales, Australia where beach lifestyle was the norm. He developed a passion for the sea, to an extent that time out from surfing was spent down at the shore taking photos. In his adult years, Mark migrated to Wellington, New Zealand.

Filmography


Filmography


With more than 20 years experience in digital visual effects, I’ve chalked up a few credits on some amazing films that I’ve been lucky enough to have worked on. You can check out my profile on IMDB, but the current list is as follows.

  1. Peacemaker 2 (2025) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX

  2. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX

  3. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX

  4. Peacemaker (2022) - Additional Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX

  5. The Suicide Squad (2021) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  6. We Can Be Heroes (2020) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  7. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  8. Annabelle Comes Home (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  9. Alita: Battle Angel (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  10. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  11. Love and Time Travel (2016) - Time-lapse Photography | The Art of Night

  12. The BFG (2016) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  13. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip (2015) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  14. The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  15. The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug (2013) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  16. The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey (2012) – digital effects supervisor | Weta Digital

  17. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) – senior lighting TD | Weta Digital

  18. Rise of The Planet of the Apes (2011) – lead lighting TD | Weta Digital

  19. Avatar (2009) – lead TD | Weta Digital

  20. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) – 3D lead | Weta Digital

  21. The Water Horse (2007) – 3D lighting lead | Weta Digital

  22. Bridge to Terabithia (2007) – 3D sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  23. King Kong (2005) – 3D sequence lead | Weta Digital

  24. I, Robot (2004) – lighting technical director | Weta Digital

  25. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – 3D lighting technical director | Weta Digital

  26. Peter Pan (2003) – pre-visualization supervisor | Photon VFX

  27. George of the Jungle 2 (2003) – 3D supervisor | Photon VFX

  28. Inspector Gadget 2 (2003) (V) – senior 3D animator | Photon VFX

  29. A Ring of Endless Light (2002) (TV) – senior 3D animator | Elite Effects

With more than 20 years experience in digital visual effects, I’ve chalked up a few credits on some amazing films that I’ve been lucky enough to have worked on. You can check out my profile on IMDB, but the current list is as follows.

See My Credit List

  1. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX

  2. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX

  3. Peacemaker (2022) - Additional Visual Effects Supervisor | Wētā FX

  4. The Suicide Squad (2021) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  5. We Can Be Heroes (2020) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  6. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  7. Annabelle Comes Home (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  8. Alita: Battle Angel (2019) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  9. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  10. Chronesthesia (2016) - Time-lapse Photography | The Art of Night

  11. The BFG (2016) - Visual Effects Supervisor | Weta Digital

  12. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip (2015) - VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  13. The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  14. The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug (2013) – VFX sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  15. The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey (2012) – digital effects supervisor | Weta Digital

  16. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) – senior lighting TD | Weta Digital

  17. Rise of The Planet of the Apes (2011) – lead lighting TD | Weta Digital

  18. Avatar (2009) – lead TD | Weta Digital

  19. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) – 3D lead | Weta Digital

  20. The Water Horse (2007) – 3D lighting lead | Weta Digital

  21. Bridge to Terabithia (2007) – 3D sequence supervisor | Weta Digital

  22. King Kong (2005) – 3D sequence lead | Weta Digital

  23. I, Robot (2004) – lighting technical director | Weta Digital

  24. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – 3D lighting technical director | Weta Digital

  25. Peter Pan (2003) – pre-visualization supervisor | Photon VFX

  26. George of the Jungle 2 (2003) – 3D supervisor | Photon VFX

  27. Inspector Gadget 2 (2003) (V) – senior 3D animator | Photon VFX

  28. A Ring of Endless Light (2002) (TV) – senior 3D animator | Elite Effects

Public Speaking


Public Speaking


As someone who is passionate about the night sky, Mark has shared his passion to thousands of others through workshops and public speaking engagements throughout the world. If you would like to book Mark for a charitable or corporate speaking event, then you can get in touch with him through the contact page.

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Mark Gee is an award-winning photographer and digital visual effects artist who has worked on many high profile and Oscar award-winning feature films. In this poignant and beautiful talk, he describes the extraordinary experiences that have sprung from his quest to photographically capture the night sky.

Media


Media


media publications and appearances

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Video

The Night's Watch - Longer winter nights mean it's the perfect time to catch the Milky Way or hunt for auroras. The Sunday crew prowl the night in New Zealand with astrophotographer Mark Gee and Ian Griffin.

Mark Gee grew up in New South Wales, Australia where beach lifestyle was the norm. He developed a passion for the sea, to an extent that time out from surfing was spent down at the shore taking photos. In his adult years, Mark migrated to Wellington, New Zealand.

Mark Gee talking about all things astrophotography in an interview with Jeanette Thomas on TVNZ's Good Morning in New Zealand.

Japanese travel tv show, Through The Hotel Window, traveled to Wellington, New Zealand to meet astro photographer Mark Gee. This is a excerpt from the show where Mark takes the crew on a video shoot to attempt to recreate his 2013 Full Moon Silhouettes, which originally took him a year of failed attempts before he was able to finally capture the video.

One News New Zealand news story on Mark Gee and his astrophotography which aired on 6 June 2014