Art Wolfe is an American photographer noted for his color photographs of wildlife and nature, and his advocacy of wildlife conservation. Environmentalism is the support or involvement with the environmental movement by environmentalists. ...
Photography career
Wolfe's parents were both commercial artists in Seattle, Washington. Wolfe graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington. Within three years of graduation, Wolfe had done assignments for National Geographic magazine and produced his first photo book documenting Northwest Indian baskets. City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area - Total - Land - Water - % water 369. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 18th 184,824 km² 385 km 580 km 6. ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ...
Wolfe's approach to nature photography combines elements of photojournalism and art photography. Wolfe lists his major influences as Ernst Haas and Eliot Porter. Wolfe has released more than 45 photo books and an instructional video of photographic techniques. The U.S. Postal Service has used Wolfe's photographs on two stamps. Ernst Haas was born March 2, 1921 in Vienna, Austria and died September 12, 1986 in New York City. ... Eliot Porter (1901-1990) was an American photographer best known for his color nature photographs. ... A USPS Truck at Night A U.S. Post Office sign The United States Postal Service (USPS) is the United States government organization responsible for providing postal service in the United States and is generally referred to as the post office. ...
Wolfe's photo of California coastline used on U.S. Postal stamp
Awards
Alfred Eisenstaedt Magazine Photography Award, April 2000 Wolfe
Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year, 1998, by the North American Nature Photography Association
Photographer of the Year by Photo Media magazine, 1996
Rachel Carson Award, The National Audubon Society, 1998
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