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Thomas Mangelsen is an American photographer specializing in wildlife. He is a founding fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers. His work has been exhibited at many major galleries worldwide and his work has been included in many major publications.

Early Life
Mangelsen was born on January 6, 1946, in Grand Island, Nebraska. He spent a majority of his childhood exploring the Nebraska wilderness with his three brothers and father. He attended the University of Nebraska from 1965–1967 where he majored in business, before transferring to Doane College where he received a bachelor's degree in biology. Thomas Mangelsen went on to postgraduate study in Zoology and Wildlife Biology at the University of Nebraska and Colorado State University. During his early life is when he found his passion for photography and nature.

Career
Mangelsen's ongoing interest in wildlife led him to the opportunity to work as the cinematographer on the 1974 Emmy nominated National Geographic television special Flight of the Whooping Crane. It was also around this time that Mangelsen, with his brother David, began selling his limited edition prints of his images of birds in flight. In 1978, Mangelsen opened his first Images of Nature gallery, in Jackson, Wyoming. As his popularity grew, Mangelsen continued expanding and today there are nine Images of Nature galleries in six states: California, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, Utah, and Wyoming.

In 1990, Mangelsen photographed and produced the PBS Nature and BBC Natural World film Cranes of the Grey Wind about the life cycle of the sandhill crane. The International Institute of Photographic Arts has a permanent collection of Tom’s work, a total of 21 limited edition prints.

Thomas Mangelsen has also had a large number of long running exhibits world wide including the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, California, The G2Gallery in Venice, Ca, the Natural History Museum in London, the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, the San Diego Natural History Museum in San Diego, California, the King Sportsman’s Edge Gallery in New York City, New York, and the American West Art Museum in Jackson Hole, Wyoming to name a few.

Achievements
Tom has won many accolades including BBC's "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" in 1994, the North American Nature Photographer's "Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year" in 2000, and was the recipient of a Royal Photographic Society Honorary Fellowship in 2002. In 2005, he was named "One of the 100 Most Important People in Photography" by American Photo Magazine. 2010 – Outdoor Photography named Thomas D. Mangelsen as one of the “40 Most Influential Photographers.”

Mengelsen's photography has been published in leading magazines such as Sports Afield, National Geographic, National Geographic Kids, National Geographic Extreme Explorer, National Geographic Expeditions, Outdoor Photographer, Birder’s World, Ranger Rick, BBC Wildlife, Audubon, Natural History, Wildlife Art, National Parks, Boston Globe, Sierra, Nature’s Best, PhotoMedia, National Wildlife, Smithsonian, Newsweek, Popular Photography, American Photo, Life, Nikon World, Rangefinder, Outdoor Photography, Field and Stream, GEO. His photography has also been featured on television programs such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN's World News and ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.

Environmentalism
Mangelsen's interest in the outdoors and connection to Jackson Hole led him to co-found the non-profit Cougar Fund in 2001. The Cougar Fund protects the cougar (also known as a mountain lion, puma and panther) throughout the Americas by educating children and adults on the value of cougars, by funding and promoting the use of sound science, and by monitoring state policies to assure a lasting place for this graceful creature.

Exhibits
•	King Sportsman’s Edge Gallery in New York City. June 1992.

•	“Beauty and the Beast.” Wildlife of the American West Art Museum in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 1992. Exhibit was a combination of images from Thomas D Mangelsen, Ed Riddell and Jon Stuart.

•	“Natural Exposure.” San Diego Natural History Museum. November 27, 1992 – January 17, 1993.

•	“Vital Signs: Images of Biodiversity.” Premiered at the San Diego Natural History Museum September 28, 1996 – January 5, 1997 then toured the United States and Canada through 1999. This exhibit was a combination of Mangelsen’s art and knowledge of natural history and stressed the importance of maintaining a balanced and diverse ecosystem.

•	Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California.

•	“Wildlife Photographer of the Year.” Natural History Museum in London, England. 1994.

•	“Close Proximity: Photographs From the Wild.” Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. April 29 – June 4, 2006. Images by Howard Buffett and Thomas Mangelsen.

o	http://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/sitefiles/today_full.cfm?match=2707

o	http://www.joslyn.org/Post/sections/167/Files/Joslyn%20Art%20Museum%202006%20Annual%20Report.pdf

•	 “Thomas D. Mangelsen.” The G2 Gallery in Venice, California. March 11 – May 31, 2008.

o	http://www.theg2gallery.com/exhibits/tom_mangelsen/index.html

o	http://www.theg2gallery.com/press_releases/pr-1.html

•	 “Within the Wild.” Look 3 TREES exhibit in Charlottesville, Virginia. June 6 – 28, 2009. The TREES exhibit is a hallmark of the LOOK3 Festival as majestic images from nature are suspended on banners high in the trees along Charlottesville’s outdoor pedestrian mall. The TREES exhibition is ecologically centered, focusing each year on a particular species or issue related to the environment.

o	http://www.vimeo.com/5143203

o	http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.86681884546.80649.53684409546

•	“Best of Look 3 TREES.” Look 3 TREES Exhibit in Charlottesville, Virginia. June – July 2010. Featured artists included Michael Nichols, Flip Nicklin and Thomas D. Mangelsen. The TREES exhibit is a hallmark of the LOOK3 Festival as majestic images from nature are suspended on banners high in the trees along Charlottesville’s outdoor pedestrian mall. The TREES exhibition is ecologically centered, focusing each year on a particular species or issue related to the environment.

o	http://www.mangelsen.com/store/article/The_Best_of_LOOK3_TREES_exhibit

•	 “The Natural World.” National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming. Oct 1, 2009 – April 25, 2010.

o	http://www.mangelsen.com/store/article/The_Natural_World__Photographs_by_Thomas_D__Mangelsen_Exhibition_draws_record_crowds_in_Jackson_Hole__WY

o	http://www.mangelsen.com/store/article/National_Museum_of_Wildlife_Art_Exhibition

o	http://www.wildlifeart.org/Calendar/eNews/archive/200911.html

•	“RAVE Retrospective.” The G2 Gallery in Venice, California. January 4 – February 13, 2011. Tom’s resplendent quetzal image from the El Triunfo Rave was in the show.

o	http://venice.patch.com/articles/rave-restrospective-at-the-g2-gallery

o	http://www.theg2gallery.com/exhibits/rave/index.html

o	http://www.theg2gallery.com/press_releases/pr-pdfs/PR1_ILCP_20110104.pdf

o	http://rbtglennketchum.blogspot.com/2011/01/g2-gallery-exhibit-rave-retrospective.html

Television and Films (featured in)
•	Good Morning America. April 1995.

•	Good Morning America. March 15, 1995. (The feature was a portrait of three artists from Jackson, Wyoming: Tucker Smith, Kent Ulberg and Thomas D. Mangelsen.)

•	The Today Show. November 1997, 7:44 am. (Six minute spot on Tom photographing polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.)

•	CNN News. November 1997.

•	NBC The Today Show America. December 1997. (Book Review of Polar Dance.)

•	Good Morning America. December 1997. (Book Review of Polar Dance.)

•	CNN Today LIVE. December 1997.

•	CNN International LIVE. December 1997.

•	TBS, National Geographic Explorer. June 14, 1998.

•	ABC’s Out There. July 1998.

•	Wild Guide on Discovery. (Feature of Tom photographing in Yellowstone National Park.)

•	CNN’s “Parting Shot” on Earth Matters.

•	CNN’s World News.

•	ABC’s World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.

•	Jane Goodall’s Message of Peace. (DVD) 2005,

•	Jane Goodall’s Heroes of the Animal Planet. 2006.

o	http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/janegoodall/heroes/meet/meet.html

•	Discover the Wild. 2007.

•	Spring Watch USA on Animal Planet. 2007.

•	Appeared in Jane’s Journey. Documentary. 2010. Directed by Lorenz Knauer.

o	http://www.janegoodall.org/event/world-premiere-jane%E2%80%99s-journey-film

o	http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2010/09/14/ia.janes.journey.bk.d.cnn.html

•	Interviewed on Wyoming PBS during the annual fundraising. March 6, 2012.

Awards and Honors
•	1994 – BBC’s “Wildlife Photographer of the Year.”

o	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_Photographer_of_the_Year

•	1997 – “The Catch – Bald Eagle” chosen as runner-up for bird behavior in BBC’s “Portfolio of the World’s Best Images by the Top Photographers of 1997.” Portfolio published in the 1997 BBC Wildlife Magazine Portfolio issue.

•	1998 – “Glacier Travelers” chosen as a nature photo nominee for LIFE magazine’s “The Best Magazine Photography of the Year.” Announced in the Spring 1998 Eisie Issue of LIFE.

•	2000 – North American Nature Photographer’s “Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year.”

o	http://www.nanpa.org/nanpa_awards.php

•	2002 – Recipient of a Royal Photographic Society Honorary Fellowship.

o	http://www.rps.org/annual-awards/Honorary-Fellowships

•	2005 – “One of the Most Important People in Photography” by American Photo Magazine. (One of only two wildlife-environmental photographers selected for the list.) Announced in the May/June 2005 issue of American Photo.

•	2005 – Nikon’s “Legend Behind the Lens Recognition.”

o	http://www.nikonusa.com/Learn-And-Explore/Photography-Tips/ftiz0yv8/1/The-Link.html

•	2006 – Honorary Doctorate from Doane College.

o	http://www.doane.edu/alumni-friends/stories-awards/stories/Mangelsen/

•	2006 – Chosen as one of Dr. Jane Goodall’s Heroes of the Animal Planet and profiled in the television series of the same name.

o	http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/janegoodall/heroes/heroes.html

•	2007 – Image “Morning Shower” won American Photo Magazine’s Nature Image of the Year. Announced in the January/February 2008 issue of American Photo.

o	http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2008-01-0102-005.shtml

•	2007 –“Amboseli Crossing” included in National Geographic’s “Wildlife: The Best Photographs” collection. Collection shown in the 2007 National Geographic issue “Wildlife: The Best Photographs.”

o	http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/10/photogalleries/wildlife-pictures/

•	2008 – Recipient of the Ben Franklin Award for Best Coffee Table/Large Book by the PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association.

o	http://www.ibpa-online.org/pubresources/benfra nk2008_winners.aspx

o	http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=3220

•	2009 – “Silent Observer” won Honorable Mention in the Nature Image of the Year category. Announced in the January/February issue of American Photo Magazine.

o	http://www.mangelsen.com/mangelsen/Images/layout/amphoto0109.pdf

•	2010 – “Polar Dance” selected by the International League of Conservation Photographers as one of the “40 Most Important Nature Photographs of All Time.”

o	http://www.mangelsen.com/store/article/Polar_Dance_selected_as_a_Top_40_Most_Important_Nature_Photos_of_all_Time?Args=

o	http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilcptop40/sets/72157623774840478/

o	http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/scitech/2010/04/20/best-nature-photos-all-time/?test=faces#slide=1

o	http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Eco/slideshow/top-nature-photos-time-10424830

•	2010 – Outdoor Photography named Thomas D. Mangelsen as one of the “40 Most Influential Photographers.”

o	http://www.mangelsen.com/mangelsen/Images/layout/OPmostInfluentialNaturePhoto.pdf

Memberships and Conservation
•	International League of Conservation Photographers Founding Fellow, 2005.

o	http://www.ilcp.com/photographers/thomas-d-mangelsen#

•	The Cougar Fund, co-founded the organization in 2001.

o	www.cougarfund.org

•	North American Nature Photography Association.

•	International Advisory Council for the Jane Goodall Institute.

•	A Board Arts Ambassador for the Jackson Hole Alliance.

•	Advocate against game farm photography, which is defined as the exploitation of genetically wild animals kept captive for photographers to use as animal models and photograph them in environments similar to their native habitat.

Fine Art Books
•	Images of Nature: The Photography of Thomas D. Mangelsen. 1988.

o	http://www.mangelsen.com/store/Books___The_Natural_World___BKNATURAL

•	Polar Dance: Born of the North Wind. 1997.

o	http://www.mangelsen.com/store/Books___Polar_Dance__Born_of_the_North_Wind___BKPOLAR

•	Spirit of the Rockies: The Mountain Lions of Jackson Hole. 1999.

o	http://www.mangelsen.com/store/Books___Spirit_of_the_Rockies__The_Mountain_Lions_of_Jackson_Hole___BKLION

•	The Natural World. 2008.

o	http://www.mangelsen.com/store/Books___Images_of_Nature__The_Photographs_of_Thomas_D__Mangelsen___BK1000

Films
•	Thomas D. Mangelsen. Filmmaker/Associate Producer/Photography. Flight of the Whooping Crane. 1984. (National Geographic Emmy nominated TV special.)

•	Thomas D. Mangelsen. Producer/Director/Cinematographer. Cranes of the Grey Wind. 1990. (PBS/NATURE, BBC film.)

Education
•	B.A. from Doane College in 1969. (Bachelor’s degree in Biology)

•	Continued postgraduate study in Zoology and Wildlife Biology at the University of Nebraska and Colorado State University.

Miscellaneous Information
•	Won the World’s Goose Calling Championship in 1965 and 1968. • •	Special Event: “Life Lives Here.” November 6-13, 2010. (Washington DC was transformed into a gallery with photographic images projected on the faces of buildings throughout the city. It was the combined work of nine photographers including Thomas D. Mangelsen’s photo essay “American West, a Disappearing Landscape.”)