Gary Ede, born in California, began his photographic career in London in the 1970s, photographing authors and celebrities for book publishers. In 1980 he moved to Sydney, where he has since completed thousands of editorial assignments for publications including Time and Business Review Weekly. The State Library of New South Wales and the National Library have many photographic portraits of New South Wales businessmen, politicians and personalities that he took between 1984 and 1999.