Gary W. Lopez
Gary W. Lopez (born 1950 or 1951) is an American scientist, filmmaker, and author living in Monterey, California. He began writing and producing academic and documentary films in the early 1980s focusing on science and nature topics. Lopez authored and edited science and nature book series that were available in school and public libraries across the United States and Europe. Lopez is the founder of two media development companies, Archipelago Productions in 1983 and The NROC Project in 2003. Early life

Lopez was born on March 14, 1951, in Antioch, California. From an early age he had an interest in both science and visual arts. He studied zoology at University of California, Davis, earning a BS in 1973, and went on to earn a Ph.D. in marine biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California in 1981. Career

In 1983 Lopez founded Archipelago Productions, a media development company that designed and developed interactive video programs and multimedia applications. He also authored two books, Sharks in 1991 and Air Pollution in 1992; and co-edited and co-wrote two juvenile book series, the Wonder Book Series, and the Creative Science Series from 1989 to 1992. Archipelago Productions was acquired by Harcourt in 1993. Harcourt was in turn acquired by Reed Elsevier in July 2001. In 2002, Lopez reunited with Jean-Michel Cousteau as a producer on the documentary series entitled, Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Adventures for KQED (PBS). Lopez was one of the producers in inaugural episode of the series, Voyage to Kure. In 2003, Lopez founded the non-profit Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). Lopez has practiced astrophotography from a homemade observatory in his backyard. His deep space images won first place in the 2020 and 2021 International Photography Awards (Nature/Astrophotography category). See also
 List of University of California, San Diego people

References

External links

 
 Gary Lopez Portfolio

1951 births
Photographers from California
People from Monterey, California
20th-century American photographers
21st-century American photographers
Astrophotographers
Fine art photographers
Living people
University of California, Davis alumni