Two Spots Open for Katmai, Alaska in July!

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Two spots remain available for an amazing opportunity to travel with Art to Katmai, Alaska!

Join Art as he leads this exclusive workshop to a private lodge in the Katmai region of Alaska. You will have opportunities to view and photograph bears safely at a close proximity and will be creating dynamic images that are different than anything you have seen before. This is a Katmai experience like no other due to the exclusivity of the location. You can be one of only 8 people to learn the nuances of nature photography taught in a truly wild atmosphere by a well-versed set of instructors

Click here for more details and to reserve one of the remaining spots before they are gone!

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New Photos from Chile: Abstracts from Valparaiso


Subject to the ebbs and flows of international trade, Valparaiso on the coast of Chile is on the upswing – a mecca for artists, students, and entrepreneurs. I spent the day mostly photographing abstracts for my Photography As Art seminar.

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Art Wolfe Next-Generation Photographers Grant Winners

Art Wolfe, Inc., The Luminous Endowment, and the Seneca Family of Companies  is pleased to announce the winners of The 2016 Art Wolfe Next-Generation Photographers Grant. They are…

Dan Mele

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Andrew Snyder

Joe Sulik

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Todd Amacker

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Jennifer Adler

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Grant Ordelheide

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Gabby Salazar

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Benjamin Olson

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Their application submissions can be found here.

This was a challenging selection as the judges took into consideration not only the quality of their photographs, but the effort put into their submission and their stories.  This was a very earnest and talented group of applicants and we applaud their success!

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Migrations: Wildlife in Motion Published Today!

Migrations Book (2016) by Art Wolfe

Photographer Art Wolfe Releases 99th Published Work

SEATTLE, WA — Today, photographer Art Wolfe is releasing his 99th published work, Migrations: Wildlife in Motion. Inspired by the imaginative spatial designs of Dutch artist M.C. Escher, photographer Art Wolfe traveled the globe in search of similar patterns in nature. The result is a book of remarkable wildlife images that captures both the beauty and the poignancy of animals on the move.

Migrations: Wildlife in Motion (Earth Aware Editions, April 6, 2016, $35 hardcover) draws the reader into the energy, motion, and enduring spirit of life on the planet. The stunning images capture the delicate balance of our ecosystem, conveying the primordial stirrings that prompt a flock of snow geese to head south, monarch butterflies to bejewel a forest, or a colony of Indiana bats to snuggle in tight hibernation.

Kenya, Japan, South George Island, the Canadian Arctic, and the Ozarks are among the locations that create the backdrop for Wolfe’s dramatic artistry as he showcases “classic migrators,” the beauty of their trek, the splendor of the patterns they create, and the cycles they are compelled to repeat.

Over the course of his forty-year career, award-winning photographer Art Wolfe has worked on every continent and in hundreds of locations. His photographs are recognized throughout the world for their mastery of color, composition, and perspective, and his
photographic mission is multifaceted—art, wildlife advocacy, and journalism all inform his work.

Counting all editions of his published work, Migrations will be Art’s 99th in his magnificent collection. It will surely inspire nature photographers, travelers, and animal lovers alike. The release of his 99th book also begs the question: What will be his 100th?

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First Quarter 2016 Images



 
Take a virtual trip today and check out a selection my new imagery taken between January 1st and March 31st. Locations include Antarctica, India, Laos, California, Washington State, Florida, and Cuba.

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Print of the Month April 2016: Angle of Repose

Double-Crested Cormorants taken at Hood Canal, Washington, USA
Double-Crested Cormorants taken at Hood Canal, Washington, USA

 

Double-Breasted Cormorants and a Great Blue Heron stand guard atop wooden sentinels overlooking the Hood Canal as Common Goldeneye ducks swim below. I’m very fortunate to have traveled the globe over the course of my career, yet some of my favorite images happen to come from my own back yard.

Save 20% on any Angle of Repose print purchased this month. These Limited Edition prints are printed on EPSON Somerset Velvet watercolor paper using archival EPSON Ultrachrome inks. After each print is approved, it is then titled, numbered, and I sign each one. Only 150 of each size will be made. Get more information about my Fine Art prints here.

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New Photos from South Florida


Before heading off to Cuba a few weeks ago, I shot some aerials over southern Florida. Freshwater issues abound in this state. How do you accommodate an increasing and thirsty population and a thriving and powerful agricultural industry while protecting water quality and the fragile ecosystem of the Everglades, as well as other increasingly endangered wild areas of the state?

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3/31 Deadline: Art Wolfe Next-Generation Photographers Grant

 

Brown bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska
Brown bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska

 

You won’t win if you don’t play!

The 2016 Art Wolfe Next-Generation Photographers Grant is now taking applications from professional nature photographers in the early stages of their careers. Recipients will be selected on the basis of skill, artistic excellence and by demonstrating the promise of future achievement.

The deadline for submissions is Thursday, March 31st.

From July 31 to August 6, 2016, seven successful applicants will attend a six-day workshop at a remote lodge in Katmai, Alaska, photographing the spectacular wildlife and rugged landscape.

https://events.artwolfe.com/event/2016-art-wolfe-next-generation-photographers-grant/

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Intentional Art – Havana, Cuba


If you are into gritty abstracts like I am, you would love the ancient layers on the walls of Havana. I’ve spent 40 years photographing professionally around the world, evolving both my style and subjects. If you know me, you know how much I dislike being pigeonholed as a fur and feathers guy. Don’t get me wrong; I love photographing wildlife, but delving deep into my art history background has challenged me intellectually and helped me maintain enthusiasm and creativity for the medium. Getting in close to humanity’s coarse and granular surfaces creates photographic art on a different level.

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Havana Street Scenes, Cuba


My first trip to Cuba was in 2001, and the U.S. State Department tried to fine me and the group I was with for supposedly traveling there illegally. Now, President Obama is visiting the country. How times have changed! With it comes the good and the bad, but it’s always fascinating to see a country starting to open up.

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