page_title: Frank Hurley
section_title: Cinematography
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Hurley / Cinematography
caption_attribution_description: English: ID number: 005304 Photographer: unknown Place: Sallum, Egypt Captain Frank Hurley, official photographer, discusses photographic opportunities for the forthcoming Battle of Bardia with Major Gordon Hurley, 6th Division. Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions. This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection http://www.awm.gov.au Persistent URL: http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/005304
context_page_description: James Francis "Frank" Hurley OBE was an Australian photographer and adventurer. He participated in a number of expeditions to Antarctica and served as an official photographer with Australian forces during both world wars.
  His artistic style produced many memorable images. He also used staged scenes, composites and photographic manipulation.
context_section_description: Hurley also used a film camera to record a range of experiences including the Antarctic expeditions, the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and war in the Middle East during World War II. The camera was a Debrie Parvo L 35 mm hand-crank camera made in France. This camera is now in the collection of the National Museum of Australia.
  Hurley made several documentaries throughout his career, most notably Pearls and Savages (1921). He wrote and directed several dramatic feature films, including Jungle Woman (1926) and The Hound of the Deep (1926). He also worked as cinematographer for Cinesound Productions where his best known film credits include The Squatter's Daughter (1933), The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934) and Grandad Rudd (1935).
  His 1941 documentary short Sagebrush and Silver was nominated for an Academy Award at the 14th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).
caption: Hurley discusses photographic opportunities for the forthcoming battle of Bardia in Egypt, 1940
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