Jim Brandenburg

  • A celebration of life for the late Jim Brandenburg and his son, Anthony Brandenburg, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Palace Theatre.
    Brandenburg celebration of life set for Saturday, Aug. 16, at Palace Theatre
    By Lori Sorenson
    August 13, 2025
    A community celebration of life for the late Jim Brandenburg and his son, Anthony Brandenburg, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Palace Theatre in Luverne. Jim Brandenburg grew up in Luverne where he started his nature photography career that led to worldwide acclaim for his images captured around the globe. After a brief illness he died April 4 at the age of 79 only weeks after…
  • Frakes pens tribute to 'quiet grace and presence' Brandenburg carried into the wild
    By Nikki Frakes
    May 14, 2025
    A Minnesota native deeply moved by nature, I must have been in high school when I had the unforgettable opportunity to work with renowned National Geographic photographer Jim Brandenburg. On a frigid winter night, we ventured into the untouched wilderness near Ely, Minnesota. The cold was biting and the silence — vast and consuming. An audio technician placed microphones on the frozen lake, and…
  • Jim Brandenburg
    April 16, 2025
    Minnesota lost a legend. One of the world’s most celebrated nature photographers James (Jim) Edward Brandenburg passed away peacefully at his Medina, Minnesota, home on April 4, 2025, at the age of 79. He was surrounded by his wife Judy, daughter Heidi, and granddaughter Olivia. He had been privately battling anaplastic thyroid cancer for seven months with further complications from pneumonia…
  • During the filming of the documentary “Operation Homecoming,” Renae Reu often wore the cap her late father Robert Anderson wore. Reu stands by the 1942 jeep restored and used in the filming of the documentary. Contributed Photo
    Restored D-Day military jeep debuts in Luverne Saturday
    By Mavis Fodness
    September 04, 2024
    A restored World War II military jeep will be celebrated Saturday during “Operation Homecoming.” The fully restored 1942 Ford GPW will lead a parade beginning at 11:30 a.m. down Luverne’s Main Street along with other military vehicles. A Command Readiness Inspection (or a military vehicle park and shine) will be open to the public from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the courthouse square. Free root…
  • Family representatives from Luverne war heroes Robert Anderson (on left, Jerry and Renae Reu of Luverne) and Quentin Aanenson (on right, Ann Roebuck and Jerry Aanenson of Boyd, Maryland) are featured in the documentary Jim Brandenburg is coordinating about the jeep he is gifting to Luverne. A French interpreter takes the picture.
    Jeep 'Willy' gifted to Luverne
    By Mavis Fodness
    June 12, 2024
    For eight months, world-renowned wildlife photographer and Luverne native Jim Brandenburg coordinated the finding and restoration of a 1942 military Ford GPW jeep used 80 years ago in the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. In September he will formally gift the rare military relic to Luverne for appearances at community celebrations. “Jeeps are special to me, and Luverne has…
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