HOW THE IMAGE WAS MADE: Winter Highway
This image was taken in January of 2016 while out shooting in the “Glacier View Area” a 2 1/2 hour drive northeast of Anchorage. I visualized making an image like…
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Print of the Month: November
Recently my wife Joan and I went for a fat-tire bike ride in the Chugach State Park, just a 15-minute drive from our home in Anchorage. After about 1…
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October in Photos
Last month, October, was a short month of shooting for me. WAY too much office stuff going on and did not get out much. But I did manage to get…
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“Manley” The Story of the Embarrassed Moose
How many moose are in this photo? Look closely, even at the small black dots. Six is the answer. As I was making images of many moose, they were slowly…
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September in Photos
Here’s a slide show with a handful of my favorite images shot last month in September. Press play, sit back, and enjoy a little bit of Alaska and a few…
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Southwest Alaska Eagle & Fireweed
I was recently in Southwest Alaska scouting a location and also doing a corporate photo shoot. I saw this bald eagle on this grassy perch shortly after I first arrived.…
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July in Photos
Here are a few of my favorite images from July 2016. No explanation, no text, no F-stops and shutter speeds. Just an old fashion slide show. Enjoy 60 seconds in…
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June in Photos
How about an old-fashioned slide show with a handful of my favorite images shot last month in June 2016?! Press play, sit back, and enjoy a little bit of Alaska.…
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An Alaska Photo Tour Like None Other!
I’m excited to partner with my friends at Amazing Views Photo & Adventure Tours to present a 2017 Alaska photo tour like none other! Over the course of two weeks,…
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How The Shot Was Taken: Timber Island
A couple years ago I was a approached by a young man who was on a quest to offer photo workshops in various parts of the country, and his target…
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4th of July in the Chugach Mountains
Early in the evening last night, my wife and I celebrated the 4th of July with a 15-minute drive, then a 20 minute bike ride followed by a 30-minute hike…
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B&W or not B&W … That’s the Question
What photos make good black and white images and which ones do not? The short and simple answer is: the ones you like in black and white are the…
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My Most Favorite Composition
In the middle of May there was a clear stretch of weather and I went on an overnight shoot to make images in the Glacier View area. I shot this…
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Cropping, composing; vertical, horizontal; long shutter, fast shutter… sun’s going down, oh gee how to make this look good?
I was recently out looking for and shooting some spring landscapes. I found myself 50 miles south of home at Portage Lake, hoping that there might be some icebergs in…
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Chasing Dogs :: 2nd Anniversary!
Today, June 1st, is the second anniversary of my first self-published book, Chasing Dogs! It was June of 2014 when I released my book “Chasing Dogs—My Adventures as the…
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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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Separation and Vision
Pre-visualizing an image before it happens is a large part of a successful photo shoot, such as in this case. This image was taken during my 2014 Denali Photo Tour…
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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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Year of High-Fives
This year during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod it seemed to me it was the “year of high-fives”. Every year as the mushers run down the streets and bike…
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We are in Takotna for the night. Jeff just came back from an aerial shoot with Iditarod Air Force Pilot, Jerry Wortley. The hospitality in Takotna is great.…
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Deroy here, on the trail assisting Jeff again this year. We are at the Rainy Pass checkpoint for the moment. We stopped here to use the internet and upload some…
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Today was the Ceremonial Start of the 2016 Iditarod Trail Race. All the mushers and their dogs started in downtown Anchorage this morning to make their annual trek through…
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2016 Pre-Race Vet Check
This morning was the pre-race veterinarian check of the dogs. The check was held at the Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla. The veterinarians check over the dogs to make sure that…
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2015 Denali Photo Workshop Recap
 My Alaska Photo Treks 2015 Denali National Park photo workshop/tour was a success. 9 participants enjoyed a total of 8 nights and 7 days on this unique workshop. The…
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