Thursday March 7, 2013
It’s early evening and I’m in the ghost-town of Iditarod. Woke up early this morning at Takotna, shot some images just before dawn and then Erin and I flew with…
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Throwback Thursday :: Igloo
The year was the film days. I hired a mountain climbing friend Marc Phillips to take me into the Ruth Glacier in May specifically for this picture. He knew how…
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There's no place like Nome
Last week I was in Nome and Gambell on an assignment. I spent one day in Gambell and 3 nights and two days in Nome. I’ve never spent this much…
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The ultimate Filter Holder and setup
NOTE: As of Nov. 22, 2019. Since this blog post was first published I have tested and reviewed another similar filter holder from PolaPro. After reading this post (which I…
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The Transformation of My Photography, and of Technology Along the Way
I was asked recently about the evolution of my photography career from an amateur hobbyist to a true professional with my own style and how technology may have helped to…
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The story behind the photo — Aliy Zirkle Sunset
The Iditarod village checkpoint of Koyuk, 4th to the finish in Nome, is in an ideal location to get both great sunrise photos and also great sunset photos because of…
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The Seward Highway Moon
We recently had a full moon on a nice clear night. I was out early at 4 am to photograph the moonlight on the snow-covered mountains around Turnagain Arm. I…
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The making of star trails
The Back Story to Making This Image— This past spring I saw that the Aurora forecast was supposed to be good for our area… and the sky was going to…
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The Eagle River Moon
I’ve been driving around the Anchorage municipality area a lot lately, scouting for new locations to make photos which show off the beauty of this place many of us call…
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The Arctic Thunder Air Show
This weekend was the Arctic Thunder Air Show here in Anchorage at Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Not something I’ve been to since taking our son to it when he was little (many,…
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Thanksgiving
This thanksgiving I wanted to record a short video just to share with you all what I am thankful for in my life. Let me know in the comments what…
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Tanana in the Morning
Another cold morning in the bush. We spent the night in the Tanana Teen Center. First thing you do when you are sleeping with others who are also trying to…
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Takotna March 6, 2013
After a quick stop in Nikolai, we spent the night in Takotna at the Takotna School. Jeff went to bed early and got up before sunrise to photograph incoming mushers…
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Takotna Checkpoint, March 6, 2013, Afternoon
Lots of teams resting in the falling snow here in Takotna this afternoon, and Jeff Schultz hard at work photographing all the dogs.
Sunset Photo Safari
The last week I’ve spent a lot of time along Turnagain Arm and other parts around Anchorage where we do the “Sunset Photo Safari” photo workshop/tour each evening . I photographed…
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Sunset over Glen Alps
The clouds broke quite a bit on the horizon last night during a stock shoot in midtown at 10pm, with great dark clouds to the east with piercing light. After…
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Sunset and Sleeping Lady
I wanted to make the image just a bit different than a normal sunset photo. Though it may not be easy to tell, I shot this at a very long…
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Sunrise Sky Harbor
This morning I’m in my home-office, in the middle of sending an e-mail and look out to the south. I could see one small band of pink clouds on the…
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Straw Bagging
Iditarod is coming around the corner. It felt like “old-home week” again today when I went to Airland Transport and saw many of the same volunteers bagging over 1600 bales…
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Still in Galena
Galena is a checkpoint that is usually only used when the trail runs the northern route on even years. Since last year, 2014, was an even year the mushers, dogs,…
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Spring time is Puppy time!
Spring time is Puppy Time!! I was fortunate to have some friends that had a litter of Alaskan Huskies get in touch with me recently to photograph their 3-week old…
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Spring time in Alaska…
Up until today, us in Anchorage have enjoyed over 2 weeks of pure sunshine AND above freezing temps during the day. The days are WAY longer now, sunset being nearly…
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Spring airplane shoots
It’s been a great week with great weather and good friends with planes. Spring is such a great time here in Southcentral Alaska. Long days and often times quite clear. …
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Speaking Symposium
I’m excited to have been asked to give the keynote presentation at the Midwest Sled Dog Symposium in Curtis, Michigan September 25-27th, 2015. During this two-hour presentation on Saturday evening…
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