Dr Kelly Mac is a visual storyteller and educator based on the Gold Coast and working everywhere.

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Dr Kelly McIlvenny

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Photographer & Filmmaker, Educator & Researcher, Ocean Lover & Female Narratives

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Kelly is a sessional academic at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, working at the intersection between photography, journalism, art, design and research.

Kelly believes in two core values, Wild & Free, for all beings on earth.

Wild. Like the ocean bountiful, beautiful, stunning and serene. Its deep blue is also thunderous, intense and at the mercy of no man. She seeks to live life within that inherent struggle, knowing no joy comes without effort, and beauty is not just reserved for places of perceived perfection, but also in tragedy and loss. The wild teaches us humility and reminds us of our humanity.

Free. Kelly deeply believes in freedom for all human beings. The freedom to learn, eat, pray, love and be loved in return. They should have access to the resources needed to allow this freedom and be given equal opportunity to it. Those of us privileged enough to have experienced true freedom must share it. It is free. It is for all.

Follow the adventure @kellymacmedia

 
There is nothing quite like being in the water with these apex predators. The energy shifts, even when the juveniles come through. Thank you to the amazing guides who lead us through this privileged experience. 📷 @kellymacmedia #tigershark #scuba
Okay this was the first time I have ever gotten to hang out with an octopus 🐙 Watch it argue with its Neighbor over a hole and hop over the coral working it’s camouflage magic. I have many snaps but this just about to take a hop pose just hits
This beautiful big tiger shark was hanging about when we first jumped in at Fuvahmulah. Fuvahmulah is known for its 240 resident tiger sharks, originally attracted to the island for its fish factory’s dumping ground (which has largely been take
This lighting was just all kinds of gorgeous, not a bad way to kill time while we waited for the newlyweds. Congratulations to @maddyjnicholls and @nashy_nash_ ! Models/willing subjects, powerhouses @myria_isabelle and @risskoolnap #goldcoast #po
It’s been an amazing year of opening up, finding new challenges, adventures, friends and family. So grateful for all the learning opportunities that have come my way this year. For my love ones who have supported me. And for the joy and creativ
Warm lingering summer evenings spent wandering my friend’s childhood haunt, amongst the smell of hay, roses and manure. The kiss of last light on the dairy farm, made even sweeter by the calves and @thedotes2 stories of ponies and falling aslee
I don’t usually shoot weddings, but when your stunning cousin brings back her husband from England for a post-Covid Wedding round 2! Well even I am a sucker for that love story. Congratulations to the not so newly, newly-weds! A few of my perso