David McGonigal
David McGonigal is an Australian travel writer, a widely translated author and an internationally exhibited photographer. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a past president of the Australian Society of Travel Writers. McGonigal has visited Antarctica more than 80 times as well as making 20 trips to the Arctic including passing through both the Northwest and Northeast Passages and circumnavigating Svalbard.
Early life
McGonigal was born in New South Wales, grew up in Singleton, NSW and attended Newington College. He studied Arts/Law at Sydney University graduating in Arts in 1971 and Law in 1975.
University courses
McGonigal has led Antarctica courses at the University of Sydney with guest lecturers Sir Edmund Hillary, Andrew Denton, Lincoln Hall and Phillip Law and has taken tours of Antarctica for the university.
Motorcyclist
McGonigal has twice travelled around the world on a motorcycle and, in 1998, was the first person to motorcycle on all seven continents.
Pilot
McGonigal is a diamond-badged sailplane pilot and was part of the team that set the current Australian height record.
Photographer
McGonigal's photographs have been used by Qantas and the Australian Tourist Commission and have appeared in all major Australian publications and internationally in the Sunday Times, Esquire and the Los Angeles Times.
Antarctica and the Arctic – the complete encyclopedia
In 2000, with Dr Lynn Woodworth, McGonigal wrote most of a 608-page book on Antarctica and the Arctic. He was the photographer and wrote sections on geography and history while Woodworth wrote most of the wildlife section. Antarctica – The Complete Story was published the following year in Australia and North America and in the UK and in Germany in 2003. The Japanese language edition was published in 2005. The abridged 224-page Antarctica – The Blue Continent was published in 2002 and has been translated into Russian, Dutch, French and Italian. In October 2008 an updated version, Antarctica – Secrets of the Southern Continent was simultaneously released in North America and Australia.
Publications
Antarctica and the Arctic: the complete encyclopedia David McGonigal and Lynn Woodworth The Kimberley David McGonigal with foreword by Tim Fischer Wilderness Australia David McGonigal with photography by the author Robbi Newman and Gunter Schmida The Australian Geographic book of the Kimberley David McGonigal Antarctica – The blue continent David McGonigal and Lynn Woodworth Antarctica – The blue continent David McGonigal and Lynn Woodworth Antarctica: the complete story David McGonigal and Lynn Woodworth Sydney Harbour David McGonigal and David Messent Sydney David McGonigal and John Borthwick Melbourne David McGonigal and John Borthwick Australia David McGonigal and John Borthwick Great Barrier Reef David McGonigal and John Borthwick