Thomas D. Mangelsen is among the most distinguished natural history photographers in the world. He received a bachelor’s of science degree in biology at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. A self-taught photographer, Tom went on to do graduate work in zoology and wildlife biology at the University of Nebraska and Colorado State University. Friends and mentors, including renowned ornithologist Paul Johnsgard and wildlife painter Owen Gromme, were key in his development as an artist and observer of the natural world.
In 1994 Tom was honored by the BBC as Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and he was named the North American Nature Photographer Association’s Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year in 2000. He received an honorary fellowship from The Royal Photographic Society in 2002 and in 2005 was honored with Nikon’s Legend Behind the Lens recognition.