Art Wolfe
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Art Wolfe is an American photographer noted for his color photographs of wildlife and nature, and his advocacy of wildlife conservation.
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[edit] Photography career
Wolfe's parents were both commercial artists in Seattle, Washington. Wolfe graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington. Within three years of graduation, Wolfe had done assignments for National Geographic magazine and produced his first photo book documenting Northwest Indian baskets.
Wolfe's approach to nature photography combines elements of photojournalism and art photography. Wolfe lists his major influences as Ernst Haas and Eliot Porter. Wolfe has released more than 45 photo books and an instructional video of photographic techniques. The U.S. Postal Service has used Wolfe's photographs on two stamps.
[edit] Awards
- Alfred Eisenstaedt Magazine Photography Award, April 2000 Wolfe
- Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year, 1998, by the North American Nature Photography Association
- Photographer of the Year by Photo Media magazine, 1996
- Rachel Carson Award, The National Audubon Society, 1998
