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EI Portraits — Maria Golia on Carl Akeley, early pioneer of wildlife photography

EI Portraits — Maria Golia on Carl Akeley, early pioneer of wildlife photography

Update: 2024-11-07

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Maria Golia profiles Carl Akeley, an inventor, sculptor, and taxidermist. His life's lessons still echo in the effort to conserve wildlife. Read by Sebastian Brown.

Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit.

Image: Wildlife photographer Carl Ethan Akeley photographed in 1926. Credit: Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery / Public Domain

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EI Portraits — Maria Golia on Carl Akeley, early pioneer of wildlife photography

EI Portraits — Maria Golia on Carl Akeley, early pioneer of wildlife photography

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