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ART & DESIGN

By Jacquie Bate

homas D. Mangelsen, conservationist
and international wildlife photographer
shares his knowledge, aesthetic, patience
T and love for the natural world through
his precise photographic images. Each of Mangelsen's
photographs tells its own story. Catch of the Day and
Into the Wind – Bald Eagle are two of Mangelsen’s
most iconic images portraying a confluence of
photographic elements, that many aspire to, but few
obtain. It is important to note that none of Mangelsen’s
works are digitally enhanced. They are the result of
patiently waiting for that exact moment, the one that
is dictated by the subject.

Mangelsen has been honored with the highest
of photographic awards. His work is part of the
Smithsonian’s permanent collection and displayed in
books, magazines, galleries, and museums worldwide.

Now in his early 70s, Mangelsen continues to travel to
natural habitats, capturing images of wild mountain
gorillas, black rhinos, jaguars and other species in
danger of extinction. He currently has a traveling
exhibition, A Life in the Wild. For Mangelsen the
natural world is a place of wonder and inherent beauty
that he devotedly shares with humanity.

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