Minnesota native Gary Alan Nelson has spent the past 30 years exploring and photographing the wild places and vanishing rural landscapes of North America. He photographs national and state parks, trails, lakeshores, seashores, prairies, forests, rivers, deserts, wilderness areas, rural routes, scenic by-ways and country backroads throughout the country, from sweeping landscapes to intimate details.
Gary's images have been published in hundreds of magazines, calendars, books and other publications. His fine art photographs are displayed in private collections as well as health care facilities and corporations across the country. He has had two photographic books published, one of which was given the Benjamin Franklin Travel Book Award. He has also been named a master of photography by Outdoor Photographer Magazine.
A selection of publication credits include:
Audubon
Backpacker
Men's Journal
National Geographic Books
National Geographic Traveler
National Geographic Adventure
National Wildlife
National Parks and Conservation
The Nature Conservancy
Outdoor Photographer
Outside
Sierra Club
The Wilderness Society