US environmentalist and nature photographer Jim Brandenburg poses in front of a picture during the nature and wildlife international photo festival in Montier-en-Der, on November 16, 2012. The 16th edition of the fair, which runs from November 15 to November 18, 2012, presents work from photographers who campaign for the protection of the environment and endangered species. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI (Photo by Francois Nascimbeni/ AFP).
Celebrated wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg has died aged 79.
In the field of wildlife and nature, Jim Brandenburg is among a handful of photographers who truly deserve their ‘legendary’ status. Along with fellow National Geographic contributors Frans Lanting and Michael ‘Nick’ Nicholls, Brandenburg was one of his generation's most revered wildlife photographers.
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