Art Wolfe Presents WILD LIVES in Seattle Tomorrow, Portland 12/12!

*Art will also be featured on Seattle’s Evening Magazine program tonight at 7:30 local time on King 5*

Wild Lives is published, books have been signed and are on their way out for the holidays! In an era where everything is going digital, there’s nothing quite like the process of working to create a book and seeing the images collected on the tangible printed page. This is always the case when creating a book, but never so apparent as this experience with Wild Lives.

I’ll be giving a presentation on Wild Lives in Seattle tomorrow, December 7th at 7 PM at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Very few spaces remain to come and hear many of the stories behind the photos. Books will be available for signatures!

If you’re closer to Portland, I’ll be headed there on Tuesday the 12th to give this presentation and signing books as well at OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry). There’s a little more space available in this one, but it’s still limited so grab your tickets now If you’d like to go – or you can’t make the Seattle presentation!

The link below will take you to the Wild Lives events page to purchase tickets. See you there!

Art Wolfe Presents: WILD LIVES

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A WILD Black Friday – 10% Off Books & Prints!

If you’re looking for a unique and thoughtful gift, look no further than a beautiful photo book or print – now 10% off through Monday, 11/17! Just use code “BLACKFRIDAY23” at checkout. A signed print makes for an excellent addition to any home, and along with high-quality photography books each is a life-long conversation starter. Truly a gift that keeps on giving!

Use your 10% to pre-order WILD LIVES – my latest book that will be available for shipping soon! All preorders come signed, along with free access to five episodes of my online lecture series, Pathways To Creativity – each focused on photographing wildlife.

Visit the store today – and don’t forget the code!

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Happy Thanksgiving – Much To Be Thankful For!

I have so much to be thankful for this year, most notably with the upcoming release of a project several years in the making in WILD LIVES. I’ve also enjoyed getting back to a full year of travel with amazing friends, new and old. Speaking of friends – for the folks around my home town of Seattle, I sincerely do appreciate the time I’m able to get together with you when I’m home. Being on the go so often really makes me appreciate what I have here at “home base”!

With so much strife happening in the world currently, lets make every effort to truly appreciate our friends and loved ones, stow away our differences in opinion – and just be thankful for the time we have together!

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Wild Wednesday – Harpy Eagles in Brazil!

It’s the final Wild Wednesday before Wild Lives is officially published next Tuesday! Today I’m taking you to Brazil, where I was fortunate enough to photograph a family of Harpy Eagles in their nest. This has been a trip I had anticipated for some time and it didn’t disappoint thanks to a fantastic guide and a blind platform that got us close to the eagles without disrupting their routine.

If you haven’t preordered your copy of the book yet, now is the time! All preorders will be signed and will come with access to five wildlife-focused episodes of my Pathways to Creativity video lecture series.

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Wild Wednesday – Snow Macaques, Japan!

Happy Wild Wednesday! It’s a safe bet that I’m kicking off most calendar years lately experiencing winter in Japan and photographing the abundant wildlife in the Honshu and Hokkaido regions. This past year was no different as I captured more images for Wild Lives.

Preorder your signed copy of Wild Lives today!

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New Photos – Polar Bears in Manitoba, Canada!


This past week has been Polar Bear Week – observed during the fall polar bear migration to Churchill, Manitoba. Here the bears await the winter season and the cold that will freeze-over Hudson Bay, granting the bears access to hunt seals. One of the symptoms of a changing climate has been a shortened ice season. This provides an opportunity to photograph the bears with their stark white fur against darker backgrounds than the ice and snow we are used to seeing.

This was a great trip as several of the bears turned out to be real characters, mugging for the camera and putting on a show for us. Visiting Churchill is always unique experience. This is a town that exist on the fringe where the frozen north pole meets the rest of the earth, that has learned to co-exist with a local bear population that at times rivals the number of people living in the area.

Enjoy the photos!

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Wild Wednesday – Glacier Bay!

Wild Wednesday continues with a recent trip to Glacier Bay. We try to run this one every other year or so, and we’ve been fortunate to work with great people on the ground and on the water in Alaska. This time around we were treated to epic breaching whales, sometimes two at a time. Great company, seafood as fresh as it gets, plentiful wildlife, and beautiful Alaskan vistas – it’s the complete package!

We’ll be back here in 2024 – sign up to reserve your spot on this exclusive photo tour before it fills up!

Preorder your signed copy of Wild Lives today!

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WILD Wednesday – Earth Is Our Witness: Africa!

I recently sat down once again with Parimal Deshpande for an episode of Earth Is Our Witness – in which I was the subject rather than the Artist-In-Residence. We’ll be releasing the episode in its entirety this holiday season. Until then, enjoy this segment on photographing wildlife in Africa as I discuss a variety of subjects ranging from conservation to technique – and stay tuned for more as we approach the release of Wild Lives!

Don’t forget to follow Earth Is Our Witness on Youtube, Instagram and Facebook for more amazing photographs and the stories behind them.

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New Photos From Grand Teton!


Happy Friday! The Grand Teton workshop is a wrap & it was fantastic, to say the least. Never before have we had such great luck with finding wildlife, bears in particular. We were blessed by the presence of Grizzly 610 and her three second-year cubs. Not only is 610 a hero mother, she is a tough survivor—in early October she was struck by a car, but came out of it OK. Born in 2006, She is a famous bear with her own Instagram and X accounts with thousands of followers (including me). Bison abounded, moose were off foraging in the lakes and willow thickets, and birdlife was all aflutter. Of course, the landscapes were breathtaking, with robust fall color.

All-in-all, a fantastic workshop full of variety and most importantly, great company. Check out what’s coming up this spring and take a trip with us!

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WILD Wednesday – Thailand Bat Caves!

A while back I went to Thailand in hopes of capturing the millions of bats that erupt from caves every evening, forming an hour-long stream of the furry fliers. My goal was to capture sharp images of plentiful bats to form patterns, and with the latest camera technology – mission accomplished. I can’t wait to see these printed in WILD LIVES, which releases in just about a month – preorder your copy today!

Happy Halloween week!

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