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The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

TCF Ep. 328 - Art Wolfe

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8768 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2016

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Over the course of his 40-year career, photographer Art Wolfe has worked on every continent and in hundreds of locations. Wolfe's photographs are recognized throughout the world for their mastery of color, composition and perspective. Wolfe's photographic mission is multi-faceted: art, wildlife advocacy, education, and journalism inform his work. Wolfe is the host of the award-winning television series Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge, an intimate and upbeat series that offers insights on nature, culture, and the realm of digital photography. It now airs worldwide. Wolfe has released over eighty books, including Earth Is My Witness, The Art of the Photograph, Vanishing Act, Human Canvas, and The Living Wild. His photos have appeared in magazines worldwide, including National Geographic, Smithsonian, Stern, GEO, and Terre Sauvage. Education is a major component of Wolfe's work, whether it is about the environment or about photography. He leads photographic tours and gives seminars worldwide. Along with his numerous book and television awards, Wolfe is the proud recipient of the Nature's Best Photographer of the Year Award, the North American Nature Photography Association's Lifetime Achievement Award and the Photographic Society of America's Progress Medal. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers Wolfe maintains his gallery, stock agency, and production company in Seattle, Washington. His fine artwork is also available through the Rotella Galleries, located in Las Vegas and New York City. Resources: Art Wolfe http://artwolfe.com David duChemin http://davidduchemin.com Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for iOS. Click here to download for Android Click here to download for Windows 8 Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting patreon.com/thecandidframe or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Candid Frame is supported by donations by listeners just like you.

0:05.2

Help us to bring you great conversations with great photographers.

0:09.7

Support the show today with your monthly contribution through our Patreon effort at patreon.com

0:16.3

or click on the link in the show notes or the website at the candid frame.com.

0:25.9

Thank you.

0:31.6

This is E.BadionX and this is The Candid Frame.

0:39.6

I first had the pleasure to get to know Art Wolf and his work during my time working at

0:44.9

Outdoor Photographer Magazine.

0:47.3

You know, to be honest, I didn't have much of an appreciation for photography that was

0:51.7

made in the outdoors before working there.

0:54.1

I really didn't know how

0:55.5

anyone could be interested in taking pictures of a bunch of rocks. But thankfully, I got over

1:01.1

such ignorance and discovered not only the true beauty inherent to outdoor photography, but the

1:06.4

challenges and the determination required to make exceptional photographs of nature.

1:12.6

But Art Wolf does more than make pictures that look nice.

1:16.5

He informs and inspires people to care about the world and the wildlife and the people that he photographs

1:23.2

and to realize how connected we are, even city boys like me.

1:28.5

I've had the opportunity to interview art for magazine articles that have written in the past,

1:32.8

but I'm especially pleased to have an opportunity to sit down with him

1:36.9

and do nothing more than to talk shop and learn how truly exceptional an artist and a man he is.

1:52.0

Well, Art, welcome to the Candid Frame.

1:54.0

It's a real honor and a pleasure to have a chance to talk to you.

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