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Gary Braasch

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Gary Braasch (1944 – March 7, 2016) was an environmental photographer and writer for nature and biodiversity across the globe. Braasch was born in Omaha, Nebraska and made his home in Oregon.

Life

Work

Gary Braasch has been photographing for over 40 years and has been published by Time, LIFE, New York Times Magazine, Discover, National Geographic, Nature Magazine, and many more. Braasch has also won the 2006 Ansel Adams Award from the Sierra Club and the Outstanding Nature Photographer citation from the North American Nature Photography Association.[1] He died at the age of 72 while snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef on March 7, 2016.[2][3]

Publication

Gary Braasch's work has been published many times involving environmental awareness across several magazines and publishers.

  • Antarctic Seabird Research (International Wildlife)
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park Biodiversity (Audubon)
  • The Threat of Oil Drilling in Alaska's Arctic (BBC Wildlife)
  • Tropical Forest Studies in Peru (The Nature Conservancy)
  • Anaconda Research in Venezuela (Smithsonian)
  • Honeybees and Native Pollinators (Natural History)
  • Endangered Wood Stork Nesting in the Everglades (Audubon)
  • Rare Plant Rescue in Hawaii (Smithsonian and Discover)
  • Climate Change in Florida and Alaska (Natural Resources Defense Council)
  • Earth under Fire: How Global Warming Is Changing the World (Major 2009 Book, Writing & Photography, U.Cal.Press)
  • Great little video vignette on Gary’s life work from 2014. https://vimeo.com/97792838

References

  1. ^ "Home Page". Gary Braasch Environmental Photography. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  2. ^ http://malaysiandigest.com/frontpage/29-4-tile/598825-u-s-climate-change-campaigner-dies-snorkelling-at-great-barrier-reef.html
  3. ^ http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/too-soon-gone-gargiygguygy-braasch-visual-chronicler-of-climate-change/?_r=0[permanent dead link]


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