About

Craig P. Burrows is a photographer from southern California whose work primarily documents natural history subjects using unconventional imaging techniques. He began practicing photography in 2010 and developed an interest in ‘invisible’ light, starting with near-infrared and later expanding into ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence (UVIVF) photography.

While UVIVF photography previously existed, Craig’s work being featured on Colossal in 2017 and in National Geographic Magazine in 2018 brought widespread attention to the genre and popularized it in the following years. Since then, Craig has collaborated on projects with various companies including Apple, Hawaiian Airlines, LycoRed, and Mānuka Health.

Having grown up adjacent to natural spaces and seen their loss due to suburban development, preservation and scientific integrity are essential concepts to his work. Through images crafted with consideration for aesthetics and beauty, Craig invites viewers to consider the global environment and its individual ecosystems with appreciation, respect, and a desire for coexistence.

In addition to photography, Craig is a designer, fabricator, and horticulturalist, especially interested in growing native flora for enjoyment, as well as to provide consistent subjects for his photography.

His work has been installed in museums such as MoCA Taipei, ARTIS-Groote Museum, Muséum de Toulouse, included in several permanent and traveling exhibitions, and has been published in several science and photography books including the 2024 release of The Seduction of the Honeybee.

Craig is continuing development of new equipment and techniques to better appreciate, celebrate, and immortalize the splendor of the natural world.