Jim brandenburg photography biography

American photographer (born 1945)

Jim Brandenburg (born November 23, 1945) is an environmentalist and naturephotographer and filmmaker based near Ely, Minnesota. His career includes over 10 years as a newspaperphotojournalist, 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 is a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers^[1]

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 numerous achievements, Jim Brandenburg was awarded the Global 500 Environmental World Achievement Award.^[2] This United Nations sponsored recognition was presented to him by the King of SwedenCarl XVI Gustaf.

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