Arctic Wolf

Nature, first prize singles

1987

A male wolf jumps across ice floes in search of food that might have washed up.

Commissioned by: National Geographic

Photo Credit: Jim Brandenburg

Minnesota native Jim Brandenburg traveled the globe as a photographer with National Geographic Magazine for over 3 decades. He has been published in numerous national and international  publications including The New York Times, Life, Time, Audubon, Smithsonian, Natural History, GEO, Modern Maturity, BBC Wildlife, Outdoor Photographer, National Wildlife, and Outside.

His career with the National Geographic Society resulted in 23 magazine stories, several television features and many National Geographic books. His features, North Woods Journal, was – according to editor William Allen – “the most photographs the magazine has ever published in one feature in its entire history.. and by the way, using the least amount of film.” The bestseller Chased by the Light elaborates on Brandenburg’s experiences during the ninety days.

Brandenburg produced a sequel to Chased by the Light titled Looking for the Summer. A sample of his Looking for the Summer project was featured in the June, 2003 issue of National Geographic Magazine and the November, 2003 issue of Outdoor Photographer and was the first completely digital story featured in each of the magazine’s history. Brandenburg’s work has been featured on all the major television and radio networks including CBS’s Sunday Morning with Charles Kurait, Dateline NBC, Animal Planet, The National Geographic Channel, as well as National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.