So Minnesota: Photographer Jim Brandenburg captured nature through a camera lens<\/p>\n
One Minnesotan captured the beauty of wildlife like no other.<\/p>\n
Photos from world-renowned photographer Jim Brandenburg are part of the Bell Museum collection.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had this uncanny ability to capture that magic of nature,\u201d said Bell Museum Executive Director Holly Menninger.\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s from Minnesota, and he cared deeply about Minnesota\u2019s unique habitats and ecosystems.\u201d<\/p>\n
Born in Luverne in 1945, Brandenburg studied art at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Brandenburg started his career at the Daily Globe in Worthington. For the next 30 years, he worked as a photographer, traveling around the world for National Geographic Magazine.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe provides literally a lens through which anyone can connect with nature and find that appreciation and beauty,\u201d Menninger said.<\/p>\n
Throughout his career, Brandenburg won several major awards. Brandenburg\u2019s well-known image of the Leaping Arctic Wolf was named one of the 100 most important photos in Canadian history.<\/p>\n
In April of 2025, Brandenburg passed away at the age of 79, but his legacy will live on with moments captured on camera.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had a gift,\u201d Menninger said.<\/p>\n