Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 127 – Images and the Preservation of Public Lands, with Bryan Hansel

Bryan Hansel is a Grand Marais, Minnesota panorama photographer and advocate for wilderness and outside actions. In this far-reaching dialog, Hansel shares the historic function that artwork and images have performed within the preservation of public lands, from the institution of the primary National Parks by as we speak.

We additionally find out about a few of his solo journeys into the wilderness that had been impressed by historic occasions and canoe routes, and focus on the hyperlink between making calculated danger assessments forward of a canoe journey, and the necessity for environmental danger assessments forward of choices associated to mining and different industrial impacts to public lands.

Hansel additionally shares his perspective on the usage of generative AI in nature images and why authenticity in images and artwork is necessary–each for the way forward for artists in addition to wilderness areas just like the BWCAW. (All pictures copyright, Bryan Hansel)