A Selection of Published Works

 

 

BOOKS:

Author & Photographer:

REPTILES OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS  
Wau Ecology Institute, 1980

SOLOMON ISLANDS  
Robert Brown, Bathurst, 1986

REFLECTIONS OF MELANESIA  
Crawford House Press, 1990

GUADALCANAL - FIFTY YEARS ON  
Solomon Islands Artists' Co-operative, 1992

THE AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC BOOK OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
Australian Geographic, 1999

REPTILES OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS (revised edition) 
Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, 2006 (order HERE)

SOLOMON ISLANDS - A SOUTH SEAS JOURNEY
Zipolo Habu Publishing, Munda, 2006 (you can see sample pages and order this NEW BOOK - HERE)

 

Major Contributing Photographer:

THE LOST SHIPS OF GUADALCANAL
(Robert Ballard, author), Madison Press, 1993

SÜDSEE Special-Kalendar 2000
GEO, Germany, 1999

OUR WETLANDS HERITAGE
Ramsar Bureau, Switzerland, 2002

AUSTRALIA'S NATURAL TREASURES
Laughing Waters, Australia, 2002

 

CD-ROM

Producer & Author:

REPTILES OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
ZooGraphics, Kuranda, Australia, 2000 (CD-ROM)

DARK LIVES - A South Seas Journey
ZooGraphics, Kuranda, Australia, 2001 (CD-ROM)

REFLECTIONS OF MELANESIA
ZooGraphics, Kuranda, Australia, 2001 (CD-ROM)

 

FILM

THE BIG DEATH
Solomon Islands - filming for Juniper Films, Sydney, 1992

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

McCoy, M. 1978. The agamid Gonocephalus godeffroyi in the Solomon Islands. Herpetofauna 10(1):2-4.

Brown, W.C. and M. McCoy 1980. A new species of gecko of the genus Cyrtodactylus from Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands. Herpetologica 36(1): 66-69.

McCoy, M. 1980. Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Wau Ecology Institute, Handbook No.7.

McCoy, M. and P. Webber. 1984. Two new species of scincid lizards of the genus Emoia from Santa Cruz and Duff Islands, Solomon Islands. Copeia 1984: 571-578.

McCoy, M. 1989. (unpubl.) Report to the IUCN on the status of the Prehensile-tailed Skink Corucia zebrata in the Solomon Islands

McCoy, M. 1990 (unpubl.) Report to the ADB on the status of terrestrial vertebrates in the Komarindi catchment area, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

Brown, W.C., M. McCoy and G. Rodda. 1992. A new Lepidodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Guadalcanal Island, Solomons. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 105(3): 440-442.

Cogger, H., H. Heatwole, Y. Ishikawa, M. McCoy, N. Tamiya, and T. Teruchi. 1987.The status and natural history of the Rennell Island sea krait, Laticauda crockeri (Serpentes: Laticaudidae). J. Herpetology 21(4):255-266.

MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS

SOLOMON ISLANDS
Islands Magazine (US) (cover and article photography) Solomon Islands, 1987

PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S HIGHLAND SHOWS
Islands Magazine (US) (text and photography) Papua New Guinea, 1988

SEASHELLS ­ JEWELS OF THE SEA
National Geographic (Magazine) (underwater photography), [unpublished] Solomon Islands, 1983

SEASHELLS ­ JEWELS OF THE SEA
National Geographic (Magazine) (underwater photography), [unpublished] Philippines, 1986

THE LOST FLEET OF GUADALCANAL
National Geographic (Television) (stills photography), Solomon Islands, 1992

ENDEAVOUR REPLICA
Australian Geographic (text and photography) 1995

CAPE YORK COP
Australian Geographic (text and photography) 1995

MAHOGANY GLIDER
Australian Geographic (photography) 1996

HUMPBACK HIGHWAY
Australian Geographic (photography) 1998

PACIFIC PORTRAITS
Islands Magazine (US) (text & photography), February 1998

EDUCATION IN SOLOMON ISLANDS
(stills and video)
Photographic Assignments for the NZAID/European Union/Solomon Islands Govt
June-August, 2004, October-November 2005

 

PUBLISHERS (BOOK)

Australian Geographic

California Academy of Sciences

Comptons Multimedia Encyclopedia

Robert Brown & Associates

Simon & Schuster

Encyclopedia Britannica

Lonely Planet

Time Warner Books

PUBLISHERS (MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER)

AsiaMoney

Ocean Realm

Australian Geographic

Pacific Islands Monthly

Australasian Post

Paradise in-flight

Australian Natural History

Scuba Diver

EuroMoney

Solomons in-flight

Geo

Sunset Travel

Islands

The Australian

Islands Business

 

CONSULTANCIES (TELEVISION/FILM)

ABC (Australia)

Film Australia

Juniper Films (Australia)

National Geographic Television

ASC Productions/TF1 (Paris)

 

CONSULTANCIES (ACADEMIC)

Australian Museum, Sydney

Bishop Museum, Honolulu

Scientific Crew, Research Vessel El Torito (Solomon Islands 1975-1978)

 

MAJOR CLIENTS (PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES)

Asian Development Bank

Australian Geographic Society

Development Bank of Solomon Islands

ICLARM (International Coastal Aquaculture Centre)

National Bank of Solomon Islands

National Geographic Society

Solomon Airlines

United Nations Development Program

NZAID/EU/Ministry of Education, Solomon Islands

 

TUTOR & COURSE COMPILER/CO-ORDINATOR

Professional Photojournalism ­ 2-week course, Suva, Fiji, 1990. Sponsored by UN Development Program/PACJOURN

 

PHOTOGRAPHIC STOCK AGENCY

Photo Researchers, New York