Jim Arndt, nationally recognized advertising and editorial photographer, has studios in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Minneapolis, Minnesota and specializes in location productions and studio portraits. He is the recipient of over 500 advertising awards including the Kelly Award for Best Magazine Campaign, numerous Clios, Andys, Addies, New York Art Directors Club and Communication Arts Photo and Advertising Annual awards. He was named an Adweek National Photographer of the Year, Adweek “Creative All Star” photographer and was one of American Photographer’s top photographers in Advertising.

His work has been exhibited in a number of galleries across the country including Minneapolis, Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, and Austin, Texas. He is a member of APA and former Chapter President of ASMP. In addition, Jim has taught at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops.

Jim Arndt’s partial client list includes: Chevrolet,Wrangler Jeans,U.S. West, 3M, Honda, Anheuser Busch, Schwinn, Marlboro, YMCA, Coors, General Mills, Pentax, Purina, M.A.D.D., Northwest Airlines,GMC, Wall Street Journal, Lee Jeans, Rolling Stone, Federal Express, Timex, Brunswick, Infiniti, IBM, Strohs, Jeep,GTE, Jim Beam, Nissan, Winchester, and Harley-Davidson.

He has also achieved acclaim for his work in his books, “The Art of the Boot”,” The Cowboy Boot Book” and “100 Years of Western Wear “and his “Cowboy” and “Cowboy Boot” Calendars.

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