Dr Brian Harrisberg is a practicing ophthalmologist who specialises in cataract and refractive surgery, and diabetic eye disease. He has published research papers in peer-reviewed journals and has presented lectures in Australia and at international ophthalmology meetings and conferences. Dr Harrisberg is a clinical lecturer at Sydney University and a visiting medical officer at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Brian is also a fellow of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
He is a passionate, representative, A-grade golfer at the world-renowned NSW Golf Course, where he finds a way to simultaneously shoot both great rounds and great photographs.
“As a young eye doctor in Australia, I discovered the synergies between ophthalmology and photography. It was only when digital cameras came into vogue that I revisited my interest and started, in earnest, pursuing wildlife and scenic photography. The eye and the camera share many similarities, including lenses, apertures, and light-sensitive receptors. In the eye, the receptors are known as photoreceptors and are equivalent to the pixels we find within a digital camera. Optics and light are equally important to cameras as they are to the human eye. Most of my work as an ophthalmologist involves digital imaging and the processing of these images.
Bird photography and bird watching take me to new and wonderful places both literally and figuratively. Editing, posting on social media, and printing the images allow me to re-visit those moments in the bush and share them with the world.”