Gary Alan Nelson
http://www.agpix.com/garyalannelson
Profile
THE FILE 10,000+ 4x5.
OVERVIEW Large-format 4x5 photography of natural and rural North American landscapes.
NATURAL HISTORY Large-format American landscapes. National and state parks, trails, lakeshores, seashores, prairies, forests, wild rivers, deserts, wilderness areas and geologic features. From pine needles to palisades.
GENERAL STOCK Sweeping landscapes, travel, national and state historic sites, lighthouses, rural scenes, scenic byways, country backroads, barns and agriculture. From country churches to castles.
MINNESOTA Large file of Minnesota places: State parks, rivers, lakes, Voyageurs National Park, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Lake Superior, prairie scenes, forests, in all seasons. Constantly adding to files.
SPECIALTIES Exclusively large-format 4x5 photography with emphasis on composition, lighting and location. Equipped with boats, bikes, snowshoes and skis to reach remote areas. Winter, water, ice, lakes, rivers, prairies, rural America. Wide-angle panoramics to detailed closeups in all seasons. Images well-suited for advertising, books, calendars and magazines.
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Upper Midwest: Minnesota, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageurs National Park, the Dakotas, Michigan, Lake Superior, Washington State, the Olympic Peninsula, Utah, Wisconsin. Additional coverage of national parks and natural and rural areas throughout many other states. Ireland.
RECENT COVERAGE Book #1 Backroads of Minnesota (Voyageur), including lakes, hills, prairies, towns, farms, rivers and blufflands of rural Minnesota. Book #2 Wild Minnesota (Voyageur), large-format hardcover featuring all places wild in Minnesota--prairies, forests, lakes, rivers, border country and Lake Superior (in bookstores, November 2005).
PHOTOGRAPHIC PLANS Lake Superior in Canada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. In addition, trips planned to North and South Dakota, Montana, Idaho and New England.
CREDITS Magazines: Backpacker, Country, Farm & Ranch, Lake Superior, Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, Minnesota Monthly, Nature Conservancy, Outdoor Photographer, Outside, Sierra, Wisconsin Trails. Books: American Geographic, Audubon, Augsburg, Cathedral, Chanticleer, Falcon, Fulcrum, Lerner, National Geographic, Reader's Digest, Reiman, St Remy Press, Voyageur. Calendars (hundreds of credits annually): American Geographic, Artisan, At-A-Glance, Audubon, Avalanche, Brown & Bigelow, BrownTrout, Cedco, Day Dream, Elliott, Falcon, Golden Turtle, Hallmark, Hoyle, Impact, KC Publications, National Geographic, Outdoor Photographer, Shearson, Sierra Club, Teldon, Vernon, Voyageur, Wilderness Society. Other: Frequent work with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
COMMENTS Full-time photographer with writing credentials. Available for assignments.
Gary Alan Nelson
Outdoor Photography
PO Box 232
Center City MN 55012-0232

Courier Address:
13550 Andrews Avenue
Lindstrom MN 55045

Phone:
651 257-9128

Fax:
651 257-9128

Email:
ganelson@frontiernet.net

Website:
garyalannelson.com

Voyageurs National Park, Smooth granite islands on foggy morning, Sand Point Lake.