biography

Beth Wold

Beth Wold is a fine art photographer specializing in landscape and wildlife photography. Although Beth is a North Dakota native and resident, she spent 17 years in Africa, where her passion for wild places and wild things was ignited. Her first experience with a camera came as a child, using her father’s SLR to photograph a leopard and cub. She was inspired by what she felt a camera could capture, but her lack of skill left the leopard a blur. That disappointment sparked her pursuit of the craft of photography. Her love of the art form came later, while earning her bachelor’s degree in photography.

Working primarily in black and white, Beth looks for the moments when light and serendipity reveal something special. Inspired by line and form as well as negative space, her wildlife photographs celebrate the individuality and grace of her subjects. Her landscapes tend toward intimate views and are often abstract in form.

Her work has been collected and displayed on six continents and published in magazines and a book. She received a Black & White Magazine award in 2023. Beth earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of North Dakota in 2021.