Jim Brandenburg (photographer)
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Jim Brandenburg (November 23, 1945 – April 4, 2025) was an American environmentalist and nature photographer and filmmaker based near Ely, Minnesota. His career included over 10 years as a newspaper photojournalist, over 30 years as a contract photographer for the National Geographic Society, and commissions from such groups as the United States Postal Service, NHK, and the BBC.
Jim Brandenburg was a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers.[1]
Brandenburg died April 4, 2025, at the age of 79.[2][3][4]
Recognition
In 1991, for his work with the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, his creation of the Concerts for the Environment non-profit organization, his work with the Nature Conservancy, and other achievements, Brandenburg was awarded the Global 500 Environmental World Achievement Award.[5] This United Nations sponsored recognition was presented to him by the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf.
In 2006 Brandenburg was awarded an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, by the University of Minnesota.[6]
Four of Brandenburg's images were chosen for inclusion in a collection that represents the 40 most important nature photographs of all time. The Top Forty nominations include the work of 25 photographer. The images selected were: Oryx on Namib Desert, Namibia, southwest Africa; Gray Wolf near BWCAW, Ely, Minnesota; Leaping Arctic wolf, Ellesmere Island, Canada; and Bison on Frozen Landscape, Blue Mounds State Park, Luverne, Minnesota. They were chosen by members of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP).
Brandenburg's image of the leaping Arctic wolf was named one of 100 most important photos in Canadian history and was included in the book 100 Photos that Changed Canada.[7]
Publications
| Title | ISBN | Date Published |
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| White Wolf: Living With an Arctic Legend | Template:ISBN | 1988 |
| Minnesota: Images of Home | Template:ISBN | 1990 |
| Brother Wolf: A Forgotten Promise | Template:ISBN | 1993 |
| To the Top of the World: Adventures with Arctic Wolves | Template:ISBN | 1993 |
| Sand and Fog: Adventures in Southern Africa | Template:ISBN | 1994 |
| American Safari: Adventures on the North American Prairie | Template:ISBN | 1995 |
| Scruffy: A Wolf Finds His Place in the Pack | Template:ISBN | 1996 |
| Chased By The Light: A 90-Day Journey | Template:ISBN | 1998 |
| Looking for the Summer | Template:ISBN | 2003 |
| Face to Face with Wolves | Template:ISBN | 2008 |
References
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External links
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- National Public Radio Interview: Jim Brandenburg on "Chased By the Light"
- Minnesota Public Radio Discussion: Jim Brandenburg on Wilderness Preservation
- International League of Conservation Photographers
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- Brandenburg interviewed by Richard “Fred” Arey, Northern Lights TV Series #436 (1999) on YouTube
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- 1945 births
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- American photojournalists
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- People from Luverne, Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Duluth alumni
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- People from Ely, Minnesota
- 20th-century American photographers
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