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John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Photographers!
Thank you
to those brave and talented photographers that endure the cold
each year to capture the many faces and landscapes of the John
Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon!
Please click
on the following links to learn more about these photographers
and see more photos of this amazing race!
Gary
Meinz
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Gary
is freelance stock/fine art photographer based out of Lutsen,
Minnesota. He concentrates on North Shore images featuring
landscapes, wildlife and is carving a niche in night photography
along the North Shore. Gary is expanding his stock photography
business to include travel images of China and Vietnam.
Gary is also on staff as a photojournalist for Coasters
Christian Ministries. (www.coasterscm.com)
Gary's work maybe viewed at www.garymeinz.com.
Prints and note card inquires may be made by email or via
the website.
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Kit Larson
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Kit
has a passion for Northern Minnesota. He truly believes
it has as much or more to offer then any other state. Every
season has something special about it and he enjoys trying
to capture photos that depict what that is. He's a Systems
Analyst for a large insurance company in Minneapolis and
treasures the times he can get up North closer to Nature.
While in Alaska in the early 70’s, he witnessed part
of a sleddog race near Galena on the Yukon river and found
it fascinating. Later that race became the annual Iditarod
race. Then, about four years ago, he thought he would see
if there were some photo possibilities in the John Beargrease
race. He found the photo possibilities and fun endless and
now takes a vacation every year to follow the race. His
favorite photo subjects in the race are the sleddogs. The
different personalities, types and antics are endless. They
truly love and live to race.
To see
more of his work please visit www.smokeyphoto.com |
Kyle
Krohn |
Kyle
is a sports photographer from the Twin Cities and has been
covering the race since the late 1980's. He is an assistant
manager for West Photo in N.E. Minneapolis where he sells
cameras and other photographic equipment used by the Pro's
and Mom and Dad to document life. Images from past races
and the North Shore in general, can be found at mnartists.org/kyle_krohn.
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Jessica
Jasek
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Jessica
was born in Winona, Mn in 1979 and moved to North Carolina
at age 11 where she took her first photography class as a
high school senior at Southwestern Randolph High. She received
her school's first ever academic achievement award in photography.
The following year she started school at Randolph Community
College and received an associates degree in photojournalism.
She has worked for a couple of newspapers including the Duluth
News Tribune and has also done work for a few magazines. She
is currently running a small portrait business in the town
of Floodwood, MN where her and her husband also run a small
farm and butcher shop. She is also currently doing prepress
work and taking occasional pictures for one of the local papers
in Floodwood, the Northern Independent. This will be her eighth
year photographing the Beargrease.
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Denny
Warner
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Denny
has been a contributing photographer for the John Beargrease
Marathon since 2004. He lives on northern Minnesota's Iron
Range with his family and runs a full time photography business.
His work has ranged from shooting concerts and events to
fine art and commercial photography.
To see Denny's on-line portfolio please visit his website:
http://www.dennywarner.com
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Marilyn
Stevens
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Marilyn
brings together her artistic and design abilities with her
love of the outdoors, capturing nature at its peak. During
the winter, she specializes in photographing dog sled races
in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Alaska and Italy. Her love is capturing
the moments where musher and dogs become one against the
cold and the hardships of this arduous journey. Her photographs
have been used in stories in SEVENTEEN, BRIO and MUSHING
magazines and as the cover of SEVENTEEN magazine. She has
contributed her photography for Beargrease publicity for
almost twenty years. Her love of photography is matched
only by her love of drawing, painting and sculpting, always
working with the idea of making the ordinary look extraordinary.
You may see more of her photographs of dogsledding and her
travels in the Upper Midwest, Alaska, Arizona, Norway, Nova
Scotia, Canada and the Tennessee Smoky Mtns by going to
the website mnartists.org. Currently, she is working with
digital and electronics to create unusual and unique pieces
of art from her many photographs. Marilyn lives in St. Paul,
MN and is retired from 3M Company. She now works at The
Framing Place and Art Gallery keeping her creativity and
artistic skills honed.
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