''Outdoor Photographer'' is an American

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magazine. It is published eleven times per year, monthly, save for a combined January/February issue.

History and profile

''Outdoor Photographer'' was founded by Steve Werner and first published in 1985. In 2000, it had roughly 172,000 regular subscribers. Regular contributors have included

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, William Neill, Amy Gulick, and Justin Black. In July 2014, columnist

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revealed that he was not paid by the magazine in over a year. Many other contributors were awaiting payment, as well, and the magazine stopped responding to payment requests. In July 2015, an announcement was made that the magazine was acquired by the Boston-based publishing company Madavor Media. Shortly after the announcement, former contributors were contacted and promised that information would soon be provided about how to recover fees owed by the former owner. The headquarters of the magazine is in

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Mavador Media acquisition press release
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