Alaska Photography and Photo Tours: Specializing in Wild Lands & Wild Life
I can hear all the Beatles fans now, “That’s SACRILEGE!”, “How DARE you?” It’s ok. I can outrun your wheelchair/walker. I can dodge a cane attack. Bring it! Anyways… here is another photograph from last weeks trek across the Denali Highway. This area is ripe for opportunities, especially if you know where to look and [...]
We arrived home recently from my annual Fall Color shoot. We hit just past peak fall colors, but the weather was spectacular. As were my fellow travelers. This was Jena’s first trip “up north” to Interior Alaska. Also joining us was Scott Slone of Alaska HDTV. Jena and I had planned on spending the full [...]
Just a quick note, almost literally from the road (sent from my iPad). Today I’m heading out with Jena (who arrived safely in Alaska on Friday) and Scott Slone of Alaska HDTV on an 8 day fall color shoot throughout some of Alaska’s most beautiful scenery. I’ve done this same route every year for the [...]
Not quite sure why I never posted this on the blog before… sometimes I amaze myself. I am really happy with this image, from my last tour to Cordova. There are still a few seats on my small group tour to Cordova in June of 2011. I’ll be posting a full tour description soon, but [...]
I am happy to announce a new tour offering for this coming winter. It is part of the Wild Lands & Wild Life Series, and is called “Aurora Borealis & Winter Landscapes”. Join me at a remote lodge for 8 days and 7 nights where we will focus on the beautiful light and landscapes that [...]
I’ve recently received several tour/workshop reports from clients I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with over the past several months. First off, I want to thank them for taking the time to send me their feedback. It is very valuable to me – and allows me to hone in on areas that I need [...]
I’m heading out tomorrow on an amazing 4-day commercial shoot, high in the… What? Oh, I’ve been told I can’t actually tell you where we are going. Yep, you read that right. It’s a secret. It is literally an area that has not been shot before. We (my good friend Scott Slone, of Alaska HDTV, and [...]
I’m finally implementing my Photoshelter website! This is a partner to my main website and offers an ever-growing library of my images. These images will be available as fine art prints and as digital downloads for stock photography uses. If you have been interested in purchasing a print, now is the time! I’ve instituted a [...]
Here’s another recent video produced by good friend and very talented producer/cameraman Scott Slone of Alaska HDTV. I honestly don’t have a clue as to how Scott does his magic with the video stuff – it is sooo beyond my comprehension. I’m just thankful he knows how. We are working on more of these photo [...]
This has been an amazing summer, despite the somewhat “less than ideal” weather conditions. I’ve been more active shooting and hiking this summer than ever before, and it feels wonderful. Plus, with a workshop and tour schedule that has been keeping me very busy, along with the logistics for next years AdvenTours being finalized, I [...]
Hello everyone. I’m in the midst of packing up my backpack for an early morning start… in roughly 7 hours. Scott Slone and I are heading back to the Talkeetna Mountains and Hatcher Pass. Got the tent and a few wraps & snacks. Sleeping bag, bed roll… Oh… what else? Oh! Yeah! Camera gear! I [...]
Just back from a quick hike at a weird hour. Weird as in hiking from 9 pm to 1 am. Weird. Well, it is Alaska… Didn’t even need a headlamp at all last night, although it probably would have been a good idea. I spent my time in the wild with good friend and exceptional [...]
Just a quick note to draw your attention to the major update today. All new Galleries section! If you check out the navigation menu to your left, a drop down submenu will appear when you hover over “Photography”. Just choose “Online Galleries”. I think you’ll find quite a few new photos within the 13 galleries. [...]
Things might look kind of different around here. I’ve been threatening (myself mainly) to switch the theme and design of my site for some time now. I liked the old one, but it was kind of busy and had gotten a little stale over the past few months. So… I’ll try this one out for [...]
Hartney Bay is well known for the visiting migratory birds. This location sees a lot of birds the first week of May. How many? Oh… around 5 million. Give or take. Two photography tips for this location in May? Yeah… you’ll thank me later. Tip #1 – Wear rain gear at all times. Might be [...]
It can be very difficult to portray certain scenes, especially landscapes and macro photos, so that scale is evident. Unless you were standing there yourself, size is all a guessing game. So here is a quick snap I took of one of my clients from this recent tour to Cordova, Eric B. of Missouri. The [...]
Just a quick post to show another variety of wildflower that is everywhere in Cordova. The wild buttercup. I thought this would make a decent subject in front of a group of out of focus lupine as the background. Ahhh… Cordova… Stay tuned.
Sometimes, words can’t possibly do a place justice. Sometimes, pictures fall short. Sometimes, a location hits you so hard that it literally changes your outlook. It sets your mind reeling, sways your body, and makes your heart long to return – even before you’ve left. For me, Cordova is that place. The old saying is [...]
Yeah. I said it. I love dirt. Rather, I love silt. Glacial silt to be specific. Glacial silt is velvety, the granules are so small that it is more like a powder, or talc. A few weekends ago, Jena and I went out to the Matanuska Glacier. Watching someone who has never seen a glacier [...]
Sorry I haven’t been doing regular updates. These past few weeks have been “just a taaaaaad bit hectic”. Good hectic. Heck. Great hectic. For three weeks, a very special person came to visit me in Alaska. We had great weather and forged great memories. We even took a few decent images together. Heck. More than [...]
It has been a little while since my last post. The last two weekends I’ve spent a day each shooting with Scott Slone. Scott is the owner, videographer, host and producer of Alaska HDTV. He’s done fantastic work filming and producing in every corner, nook and cranny of Alaska. It’s always revealing to photograph along [...]
Here are a few more images from last Sunday, taken out at Eklutna Lake, between Palmer and Eagle River, Alaska. Stay tuned…
Ok, this is rather embarrassing. I spent a good hour today at lunch writing today’s post. I’ve been trying out a “desktop WordPress publishing” program for the last couple of days (Ecto). It was going well. I’m gonna go ahead put a little stress on the word “WAS”… I wrote a nice little essay on [...]
Finally made it to 100 posts. I’d like to thank the academy and my parents of course. Now where is my Kanye West moment? I’ve covered a lot of things on this blog/journal and it has been fun to watch it grow and build momentum. I started slowly. The first post was back in February [...]
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