Wildlife Photographer of the Year: The Masters of Nature Photography Volume Two

Last year I was approached by British writer and former editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine Rosamund Kidman Cox to participate in the latest book put out by the Natural History Museum, London.

Today Masters of Nature Photography, Volume Two is being published. The collection presents the very best of nature photography, featuring the work of ten of the world’s foremost wildlife photographers:
Tui de Roy
Hannu Hautala
Tim Laman
Klaus Nigge
Thomas P. Peschak
Cyril Ruoso
Brian Skerry
Stefano Unterthiner
Steve Winter
and moi.

Get your copy today at a bookstore near you or on Amazon

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Help Keep Washington Wild

I am thrilled to be the Honorary Chair for Washington Wild. Advocating for environmental protection is a priority for both me and my work. Having spent countless hours in Washington’s Wilderness, I have a deep connection to wild places and rely on Washington Wild to protect them for tomorrow. Stand with me by making a special gift today!

Since 1979, Washington Wild has played an invaluable role in permanently protecting nearly three million acres of Wilderness throughout Washington State. We bring people together in the vigorous defense of our remaining wild forests, waters, and wildlife. By educating, empowering and mobilizing our communities, Washington Wild builds powerful grassroots networks that help protect wild lands and waters throughout the state.

Donate Today!

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It’s Showtime!

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With Art Wolfe’s Travel to the Edge airing in the US & Europe and Tales by Light streaming on Netflix, you can binge watch all these gloriously filmed, international episodes to your heart’s content and then figure out where you want to travel to next.

On ARTE+7 you can see all 26 episodes of Travels to the Edge in French & German.
Voyages au bout du monde
Entdeckungsreisen ans Ende der Welt

Check out the Travels to the Edge schedule here.

If you haven’t already seen it, Season 1 of Tales by Light is riveting. The six half hour long episodes follow five photographers around the world documenting their approach to photography and story telling: Darren Jew, a nature and underwater photographer, Krystle Wright, an adventure sports photographer, Richard I’Anson, a travel photographer, and Peter Eastway, a landscape photographer.

Five photographers & six episodes–the math doesn’t add up, you say. Two of the episodes follow me on wildlife and cultural adventures in East Africa, Papua New Guinea, and Alaska. In “Tribes”, you’ll catch glimpses of my work with the Surma people of Ethiopia, and gain huge insight into my Human Canvas Project. In “Wild” I visit Alaska, among other locations, to photograph the mountainous landscape and brown bears of Katmai to which I am leading workshops in 2017 and the same dates for 2018.

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Foreign Language Editions Published of my Most Recent Books!

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In the past month three of my books have been translated and published in Europe:

Spanish
1) Capturar Un Mundo Extraordinario. Los Secretos De Un Maestro De La Fotografía

French
2) L’art de la photographie

Italian
3) L’arte della fotografia

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Art Wolfe Pro Tours

Photographers at sunset, Second Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA

Since I can’t be everywhere, all the time, and all things to all people, I have recruited several colleagues for USA-based trips in 2017. These Art Wolfe Pro Tours are led by exceptionally able photographers and travelers Gavriel Jecan, Sean Fitzgerald, and Yuri Choufour, who are well versed in my curriculum and teaching style. Who knows, you will probably have more fun without me!

There are ten featured destinations:

Death Valley March 9-12, 2017
Joshua Tree March 16-19, 2017
Moab March 30-April 2, 2017
Olympic Peninsula April 13-16, 2017
Abstract Astoria April 20-23, 2017
Palouse May 18-21, 2017
Great Smoky Mountains May 25-28, 2017
Big Sur July 20-23, 2017
Mt Rainier Aug 10-13, 2017
Grand Teton Sept 21-24, 2017

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20% off the Print of the Month Dec. 2016: Antarctic Aviator

An albatross glides in front of an iceberg, Bird Island region, South Georgia Island.

Save 20% on any Antarctic Aviator print purchased this month. These Open Edition prints are printed on EPSON Premium Photo Luster paper using archival EPSON Ultrachrome inks. Art signs the print with a silver acid-free pen. Get more information about our Fine Art prints here.

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Five Places to Visit with Art Wolfe

Whooper swans, Hokkaido Island, Japan

1.) Glacier Bay National Park – Exclusive Tour

SOLD OUT! Get on the waiting list, and we will let you know if a spot opens up!

Whooper swans, Hokkaido Island, Japan

2. & 3.) Katmai National Park – Trip 1 and Trip 2

So good I’ll be going twice! Many of you may have recently watched Tales By Light with it’s release to Netflix streaming, and now is your chance to visit this featured location with me.

4.) Northeast Greenland

Board the expedition ship Sea Endurance with myself and Kevin Raber of Luminous Landscape and three other professional instructors for an unforgettable 11 day photo tour up the eastern coast of Greenland.

Whooper swans, Hokkaido Island, Japan

5.) Japan in 2018

A favorite location from the Travels to the Edge series, Japan in the winter is a magical place to take an intimate group of travelers!

 

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2016 Art Wolfe Holiday Gift Guide

Shower your friends and family with a plethora of Art Wolfe gifts this year!

1

PAA Buddy Discount

Sign yourself and a friend up for a Photography as Art seminar and get $25 off for each attendee! Just use code PAABUDDYDISC when purchasing two Photography As Art seminars.

2

Workshops With Art

Give the gift of a life-changing experience! I have several openings in my Katmai Bears tours for 2017, Greenland 2017, and Japan 2018 workshops. See our Workshops page for more details.

3

Fine Art Prints

For something more permanent, give a fine art print. I offer a wide selection of limited and open edition collectors’ prints. Get 20% off the current print of the month or from the Fall Print Catalogue.

4

Award Winning Books

The latest is Photographs from the Edge, while the most acclaimed is Earth Is My Witness. The Art of the Photograph contains a wealth of insider knowledge and technique , and the most creative, artistic endeavor is Human Canvas – there truly is something for everyone – and there are many more to choose from! Receive a free download of the digital eBook version of On Puget Sound with every book order.

5

Travels to the Edge DVD Set

Buy a DVD bundle of my award-winning television show Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge and get a free 2017 Travels to the Edge calendar.

6

Cards & Calendars

Do you send traditional holiday cards? Check out the selection here!

7

Ye Olde Gift Card

Overwhelmed and can’t make a decision? I recommend a gift certificate!

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New Photos from South Georgia Island


We had an amazing expedition to South Georgia Island and were very fortunate with the amount of landings we were able to pull off in spite of the weather. We explored the northern end of South Georgia around Bird Island as winds and sea swell began to highlight the remote and wild nature of South Georgia. Isolated icebergs carried north from the Weddell Sea provided dramatic backdrops to the soaring Wandering & Light Mantled Sooty Albatross.

In Drygalski Fjord the winds were so fierce that any attempt to leave the ship was decided against, but we were able to land at Gold Harbour where I’d camped many years before. The familiar landscape and abundant elephant seals and king penguins brought back many memories. One of the more dramatic scenes involved skuas gathering around the birthing of an elephant seal, soon after devouring the placenta and tormenting the mother. Later that afternoon katabatic winds kicked up. We were summoned back to the boat and boarded the zodiacs for one of the diciest rides I’d ever done from the island.

3am wake up calls were well worth it. Salisbury Plain at first light is a sight to behold, with tens of thousands of king penguins entering the surf to feed. It is still early in the year & they have not started to lay and incubate eggs yet. The scene was as dramatic a display of wildlife witnessed anywhere on earth.

After stops at abandoned whaling stations, whiskey toasts at Shackleton’s grave site, we headed into the weather for the Falkland Islands.

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