Art Wolfe
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- Not to be confused with Art WolffArt WolffArt Wolff is an American television director and acting coach.For much of his career Wolff has amassed a number notable directing credits. Directing episodes of The Tracey Ullman Show, It's Garry Shandling's Show, The Powers That Be, Dream On and most notably the original Seinfeld pilot episode...
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Art Wolfe is an American
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photographer, television host, conservationist, photography teacher and artist. He is most notably known for his color photographs of wildlife, nature and cultures.
Image manipulation
About one of every ten images in Wolfe's 1994 book Migrations are digital manipulations, including cloning to create additional animals in ensemble shots. These manipulations are mentioned in the book's text. It clearly states in the eighth paragraph of the introduction on the second page. "Since this is an art book and not a treatise on natural history, I find the use of digitalization perfectly acceptable, and in a small percentage of photographs I have enhanced the patterns of animals much as a painter would do on a canvas." Art WolfeIn his public lectures Wolfe acknowledged the manipulations, but maintained that they were minimal - such as removal of a few animals falling out of pattern in a huge herd, or filling small gaps with clones. He also notes that the manipulation, which he calls "digital art", was mentioned in the introduction to the book.
Books
- On Puget Sound (2007, Sasquatch Books, Seattle)
- Vanishing Act (2005, Bulfinch Press, NYC)
- Smithsonian Answer Book: Cats (2004, Smithsonian Books, Washington, DC)
- Edge of the Earth, Corner of the Sky (2003, Wildlands Press, Seattle)
- Animal Action ABC (2003, Handprint Books, NYC)
- High Himalaya (2001, Mountaineers Books, Seattle)
- Africa (2001, Wildlands Press, Seattle)
- The Living Wild (2000, Wildlands Press, Seattle)
- Rainforests of the World: Water, Fire, Earth and Air (1998, Crown Publishers, NYC)
- Tribes (1997, Clarkson N. Potter, NYC)
- Wasser: Welten zwischen Himmel und Erde (1997, Frederking & Thaler Verlag, Munich)
- Migrations (1994, Beyond Words PublishingBeyond Words PublishingBeyond Words Publishing is a book publishing company located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1983, the company was unprofitable in its early years, though its works were award winning. The privately owned company focuses on non-fiction titles in the New Age genre, but began as a...
, Hillsboro, Oregon) - The Art of Photographing Nature (1993, Crown Publishers, NYC)
- Endangered Peoples (1993, Sierra Club BooksSierra Club BooksSierra Club Books is the publishing division of the Sierra Club, founded in 1960 by then Sierra Club President David Brower. Volumes intended for club members had been published prior to 1960. In addition, books under their name had been published before 1960, but done through already established...
, San Francisco) - Light On the Land (1991, Beyond Words Publishing, Hillsboro, Oregon)
Awards
- National Outdoor Book AwardNational Outdoor Book AwardThe National Outdoor Book Award was formed in 1997 as a US-based non-profit program which each year honors the best in outdoor writing and publishing. It is housed at Idaho State University and chaired by Ron Watters. Awards are presented in ten categories. The award is announced in early November...
(Design and Artistic Merit), Edge of the Earth, Corner of the Sky, 2004 - National Outdoor Book AwardNational Outdoor Book AwardThe National Outdoor Book Award was formed in 1997 as a US-based non-profit program which each year honors the best in outdoor writing and publishing. It is housed at Idaho State University and chaired by Ron Watters. Awards are presented in ten categories. The award is announced in early November...
(Design and Artistic Merit), The Living Wild, 2001 - Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography, April 2000
- Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year, 1998, by the North American Nature Photography AssociationNorth American Nature Photography AssociationThe North American Nature Photography Association or NANPA is an organization dedicated to photography of nature. Established in 1994, the association has more than 3,000 members currently. Several categories of membership are available, including discounts for students. It annually sponsors many...
- Photographer of the Year by Photo Media magazine, 1996
- Rachel Carson Award, The National Audubon Society, 1998