I Gave Up “Normal Life” For Wildlife Photography, Here Are 40 Of My Photos

My name is Brooke Bartleson, and I love animals. No, like, I really, really, REALLY love animals. So much so that I decided to sacrifice a “normal” life in exchange for spending all my time out in the wilderness photographing the beautiful wild animals with which we share this world.

From the polar regions of Northern Canada to the shores of the Alaska Peninsula, all the way through the Rocky Mountains and beyond, I locate and track my wild subjects so I can document their incredible strength and breathtaking beauty.

I am sharing my images with you Bored Pandas in hopes that they will inspire you to help conserve the various threatened wildlife habitats in the world right now. And maybe they will inspire you to venture out into the wild to try your hand at wildlife photography too.

For more photos, check out my Instagram.

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#1 Grizzly Cub Siblings Stare Down The Future Together During A Morning Rain Storm. Photographed In Wyoming

#2 Red Fox Sporting A Healthy Winter Coat In The Last Rays Of Evening Light. Photographed In The Colorado Rocky Mountains

#3 Mother Brown Bear Stands Guard Over Her Two Cubs Of The Year. Photographed On The Alaska Peninsula

#4 Bull Moose In The Last Light Of The Evening. Photographed In Utah’s Wasatch Mountains

#5 Red Fox Makes Eye Contact As He Emerges From The Shadows. Photographed In Colorado

#6 Polar Bear Makes Eye Contact From Across The Road. Photographed On The Shores Of Manitoba’s Hudson Bay

#7 Fox Kit Waits Patiently While Momma Cleans Her Coat. Photographed In Colorado

#8 Female Red Fox Poses Against Black Driveway While Looking Into The Rising Sun. Photographed In Colorado

#9 Stoic Barred Owl Looks On From Its Perch As The Evening Fades To Night. Photographed In British Columbia

#10 Snow-Covered Grizzly Forages Through Freshly Fallen Snow In Search Of Voles To Eat. Photographed In Wyoming

#11 Bull Elk Bugling In The Cold Autumn Air To Attract Potential Mates. Photographed In The Colorado Rocky Mountains

#12 Family Of Coastal Brown Bears Pause And Look Around Before Continuing Down The Beach. Photographed On The Alaska Peninsula

#13 Female Grizzly Bear Steps Across A Ditch. Photographed In Wyoming

#14 Male Grizzly Bear In A Late Spring Snowstorm. Photographed In The Wyoming High Country

#15 Sleepy Fox Naps In The Cold Winter Sunshine. Photographed In The Mountains Of Colorado

#16 Large Bull Elk Lifts His Head To Sound His Mating Call In The Early Morning Before Sunrise. Photographed In The Colorado Rocky Mountains

#17 Curious Red Fox Pauses In The Sunlight To Investigate. Photographed In Utah

#18 Massive Bull Moose Looks Into The Setting Sun At Golden Hour. Photographed In Wyoming

#19 Shy Squirrel Hides His Nose Before Bounding Up The Tree. Photographed In Utah

#20 Bull Bison Crests The Top Of A Hill Moments Before Sunrise. Photographed In Montana

#21 Ittle Bear Cub Stands Up To Look Around During A Morning Rainstorm. Photographed In Wyoming

#22 Young Bull Elk Melts Into The Shadows Of The Forest. Photographed In The Colorado Rocky Mountains

#23 Bull Moose Crosses The Meadow As The Sun Sets Behind Him. Photographed In Utah’s Wasatch Mountains

#24 Young Fox Stands Playfully Atop A Hill At Sunset. Photographed In Utah

#25 Close Up Of A Male Grizzly Bear Pausing In The Midst Of A Late Spring Snow Storm. Photographed In The Wyoming High Country

#26 Female Grizzly Bear Foraging For Grass Beneath The Freshly Fallen Snow. Photographed In The Wyoming High Country

#27 Old Fox Pauses In The Last Light Before Sunset After Emerging From The Woods. Photographed In Utah

#28 Massive Bull Moose Moves Slowly Through A Meadow On A Chilly Fall Morning. Photographed In Wyoming

#29 Bull Moose Settles Into The Dense Brush As Bugs Swarm Around Him. Photographed In The Mountains Of Utah

#30 Bull Moose Stands In The Meadow As The Sun Sets Into The Mist. Photographed In The Mountains Of Utah

#31 A Curious Polar Bear Sniffs The Air Before Stepping Out From Behind The Rocks. Photographed In Churchill, Manitoba

#32 Young Bull Elk Pauses Before Vanishing Into The Dark Woods. Photographed In The Colorado Rocky Mountains

#33 Bull Elk Stands Tall Against The Fall Forest. Photographed In The Mountains Of Colorado

#34 Young Fox Plays In The Last Rays Of Evening Sun. Photographed In Utah

#35 Massive Grizzly Bear Stands Atop A Hill As The Snow Falls Heavily Around Him. Photographed In The Wyoming High Country

#36 Bull Elk Steps Over The Rapidly Melting Snow On A Spring Afternoon. Photographed In The Wasatch Mountains Of Utah

#37 Female Grizzly Bear Marches Uphill At Golden Hour. Photographed In Wyoming

#38 Large Male Grizzly Bear Sniffs The Air While Pursuing A Mate After Sunset. Photographed In Wyoming

#39 Wide Antlered Bull Moose Looks On Curiously In The Thick Aspen Forest While Bugs Swarm Around His Face. Photographed In Utah

#40 Old Fox Slips Through The Evening Shadows. Photographed In Utah