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Jim Brandenburg

Born: 1945

Fields: environmental, nature and

landscape photography/filmmaking

Career:

Over 10 years of newspaper

photojournalist

Over 30 years as contract

photographer for National Geographic

Commission groups: NHK, BBC …

A member of the “International

League of Conservation

Photographers”

Stories about Jim

One of the highlights of Brandenburg's

career occurred in 1988 when he

"discovered" and filmed for posterity a

pack of wild Arctic wolves on Ellesmere

Island in the high Arctic

He was twice named Magazine

Photographer of the Year by the National

Press Photographers Association and the

Kodak Wildlife Photographer of the Year by

the Natural History Museum-London and

BBC Wildlife. One of only five Americans,

he received the World Achievement Award

from the United Nations Environmental

Program in 1991 in recognition of his

using nature photography to enhance

public awareness of the earth's fragile

environment.

Awards• 1981 and 1983: Magazine Photographer of the Year by the

University of Missouri School of Journalism, and National Press Photographers Association, Pictures of the Year awards for his work in National Geographic.

• 1988: Wildlife Photographer of the Year award in BBC Wildlife’s annual competition.

• 1991: Global 500 Environmental World Achievement Award.• 2002: The documentary Chased by the Light: A Photographic

Journey with Jim Brandenburg was nominated for an Emmy Award

• 2006: Doctor of Humane Letters degree, awarded by University of Minesota

• 2005-2008: Canon Explorer of Light photographer• Recent: 40 most influential photographers of all time

Brother Wolf

Chased by the light

Raven feather in rain

Chased by the light

Snowy bull mooseNorthwoods

Touch the sky eagle cloud

Prairie

Indian grass with sun

Prairie

Impressions• Very strong contrast between the main focus and

the supporting elements• Vibrant colours• Variety of colours vs. monotone• Strong depth of field• Quiet, peaceful and serene