AWARDS
2021 - Winner Best Documentary - Fleurieu Film Festival, Wild by Nature
2019 - Second place Winner - Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries Photo-competition, The cove from above
2016 - Winner - BMC Ecology Image Competition, Kalahari desert
2016 - Finalist - Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition, The dance
2015 - Special commendation - Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition, A baboon gets lost in his thoughts
2015 - Winner - Oceans of life Photo-competition, Turbulent penguin
2015 - Finalist - Oceans of life Photo-competition, Tough catch
2015 - Second place Winner - Natural world Photo-competition, Cimitero di relitti
2015 - Highly commended - Gateway Photo-competition, Turbulent penguin
2015 - Highly commended - The Royal Society of Biology Photographic Competition, The last sardine
2015 - Winner - Cameraland Photo-competition, No time for lemons
2015 - Highly commended - The Everyman Photo-competition, No time for lemons
2015 - Runner up - Science Lens, United ashore
2015 - Third place winner - Country life Photo-competition, On a very hot day
2014 - Winner (overall) - Exposure competition, On a very hot day
2014 - Winner (wildlife) - Exposure Competition, Family portrait
2014 - Winner (viewer choice) - Exposure Competition, Sunset with special guests
2014 - Runner up - Exposure competition, The last sardine
2014 - Bronze award - MILSET Science Photo-contest, On a very hot day
2014 - Highly commended - Sunday Times Wildlife Photo-competition, Ghost at sea
2014 - Highly commended - Gateway Photo-contest, Ghost at sea
2014 - Second place Winner - All creature great and small, Ghost at sea
2014 - Finalist - Oceans of life Photo-competition, Ghost at sea
2014 - Silver Award - MILSET Science Photo-contest, Spectacular reflection
2014 - Highly commended - Gateway Photo-contest, Family portrait
2014 - Finalist - Oceans of life Photo-competition, Family portrait
2013 - Honorable mention - Oasis Photo-competition, Family portrait
2008 - Winner - Scatti d'acqua Photo-competition, Taking off
Scientific Peer Reviewed Publications
Gaglio, D., Walton, J., Ryan, P.G. (2021). Prey delivery to a breeding colony of Caspian Terns Hydroprognecaspia on the west coast of South Africa, Ostrich, DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2020.1856211
Gaglio, D., Sherley, R.B, Ryan, P.G. & Cook, T.R (2018). A non-invasive approach to estimate the energetic requirements of an increasing seabird population in a perturbed marine ecosystem. Nature - Scientific Reports 8:8343: DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-26647-3
Gaglio, D., Cook, T.R, Sherley, R.B., Ryan, P.G & Flower T.P. (2018). The cost of kleptoparasitism in mixed-species breeding colonies of greater crested terns and Hartlaub’s gull. Behavioural Ecology doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ary050
Gaglio, D., Cook, T.R., Ryan, P.G., McInnes A. & Sherley, R.B. (2018). Foraging plasticity in seabirds: A non-invasive study of the diet of greater crested terns breeding in the Benguela Region. PloS One 13(1): e0190444, doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190444
Gaglio, D., Cook, T.R., Sherley, R.B. & Ryan, P.G. (2018). How many can you catch? Factors influencing the occurrence of multi-prey loading in provisioning Greater Crested Terns. Ostrich, doi:10.2989/00306525.2018.1439116
Gaglio, D., Cook, T.R., Connan, M., Ryan, P.G. & Sherley, R.B. (2017). Dietary studies in birds: testing a non-invasive method using digital photography in seabirds. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 241–222
Articles featured in the media
What makes a good conservation photograph? Article featured in Royal Society of Biology
Photography as a tool of science. Article featured in Methods in Ecology and Evolution
The striking landscape of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Winning image of BMC Ecology Image Competition
A baboon gets lost in his thoughts. Image featured in the BBC
The last sardine. Image featured in the BBC
South African Young Academy of Science Blog. Numerous articles featured in SAYAS
Honeymooning in the Kgalagadi. Article featured in WILD