Click on the images to view 2026 Festival Artist, Michael Forsberg’s work.
We are pleased to welcome Nebraska photographer Michael Forsberg as our 2026 Festival Artist.
Michael Forsberg is a conservation photographer, author, and educator whose 30-year career has focused on wildlife, grasslands, and watersheds in North America’s Great Plains. Mike co-founded and directs the Platte Basin Timelapse project — a conservation storytelling project that informs scientific research, builds educational content, and tells stories of a Great Plains watershed in motion.
Mike is a Senior Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers, a member of The Photo Society, and a faculty member at IANR at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. In 2017, he received the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography and the Environmental Impact Award from the North American Nature Photographers Association.
Mike lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with his family and a collection of unruly animals.
To learn more, please visit: www.MichaelForsberg.com and www.PlatteBasinTimelapse.com
Click on the images to view 2026 Festival Artist, Michael Forsberg’s work.
