Art Wolfe's Favorite Images from 2020

Two words: TEQUILA TIME! We all did what we had to do to get through 2020 & I chose to start my online happy hour with all of you. First episode was April 9th and it made the year much more bearable. I thank everyone who tuned in. After a break this month I will be back on February 2nd with co-host Parimal Deshpande.

I also teamed up with executive producer Parimal on a more ambitious project, Earth Is Our Witness. As photographers, our opportunity and distinction lies with the ability to tell powerful stories of interconnectedness. So far we have had conversations with over twenty photographers around the world.

“If you want to be an artist, LIVE like an artist” is my mantra! Surrounded by art that inspires me, I occupied myself by working on a new series of educational videos. Pathways to Creativity is something I always figured I’d create in a few years, but I quickly re-calibrated after postponing most of my workshops to 2021. There are now twenty episodes available for streaming with new uploads every Tuesday.

2020 started as a banner travel year. Before the lock down, I traveled and led workshops to Japan, Indonesia, Easter Island, Philippines, Patagonia, Antarctica, California, and Utah. When things loosened up in the summer a quick trip to Mexico via Florida for crocodiles happened, and then when it tightened back up again, I did a whole lot of photographing in Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, California, finally, Hawaii.

On the publishing front. Photographs from the Edge was published in German on May 13 as Die Jagd nach dem perfekten Bild. Wild Elephants won a silver Nautilus Book Award and Dr. Sam Wasser and I did a presentation at Seattle’s Town Hall. Trees Between Earth and Heaven was published in a gift edition. Coming this year: Night on Earth & my yard will be featured in Private Gardens of the Pacific Northwest.

To soothe your walls and your soul in these troubled times I introduced a special collection of images. Available as specially priced, ready-to-hang canvas and Chromaluxe prints. Your home should be a sanctuary!

2020 saw great things done by united photographers. I participated in the latest Remembering Wildlife book, Remembering Cheetahs, which has been a hugely successful series supporting conservation efforts on the ground. I am happy to be a part of the New Big Five. I participated in the Prints for Nature sale which supported Conservation International as well as the Art for Wildlife Rangers sale with Tusk and Global Wildlife Conservation, which ends January 31st. As the Honorary Chair of Washington Wild I signed on to conservation letters opposing various mining, damming, and logging in our ever diminishing natural areas.

While it is still airing on many public television stations across the USA, Season One of Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge is now available for download. Experience it all for the first time or enjoy it all again!

Thank you all for helping me get through this year of years!
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