Moon Shots
I think there is something way intriguing about the moon and stars. For me, it’s a wonderful experience to be out at dusk, dark and dawn as they fill the…
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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 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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Ice Water Creek
It’s all in the motion … I spent a few hours looking for images along local Campbell Creek. I just enjoy my time alone looking for nature art. I found…
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Denali Workshop
I am REALLY excited to announce my fall Denali National Park Workshop. This year I’ll be leading a small group of like-minded photographers on a longer trip— 7 full days…
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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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Turnagain Arm
I think Turnagain Arm, just south of Anchorage proper, is one of the most target-rich environments for photographers. It’s all there… water, mountains, wildlife, flowers and more. Turnagain Arm was…
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Turnagain Again
Once again I succumb to the Turnagain Arm majesty. It’s a GREAT place to shoot and SO close to home! This time it’s just before sunset a couple weeks ago.…
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Turnagain Sunburst
Here’s another shot from along the Turnagain Arm, this time featuring a beautiful sunburst. This was a 37 second exposure with a 10-stop neutral density filter and a 2 stop…
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Turnagain Climbing
I went climbing with a friend, Randy, along the cliffs above Turnagain Arm looking for Sheep last week. No sheep on the climb, but the scenery was just spectacular. I…
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Winter Landscapes
While the weather in Alaska has been quite odd this winter–not much snow, lots of warm weather–when the weather does cooperate I just enjoy driving to a location and hiking…
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Above the Fog
January 31, 2015 — It was a clear day in Anchorage and just to the south, along Turnagain Arm, it was quite foggy. As I drove toward it, I could…
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Northern Lights 300 Wrap Up
I recently held my first ever dog mushing and night sky photography workshop during the Northern Lights 300 sled dog race at Winterlake Lodge — the turnaround checkpoint of 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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Food Drop 2015
We’re 17 days away from the Iditarod Anchorage ceremonial start day. More and more preparations are going on. Last night I photographed a pilot planning meeting. Today a group of…
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March 4, 2015
Today was the mandatory Veterinary Check for this years Iditarod. Mushers brought their dogs to the Iditarod Headquarters so that volunteer veterinarians can make sure that the dogs are healthy…
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And they're off!
Today was the Ceremonial Start of the 2015 Iditarod. Mushers new and old gathered downtown on 4th Avenue to start The Last Great Race in front of thousands of elated…
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Nenana Here we come.
Today is the re-start of the 2015 Iditarod. Due to the lack of snow the re-start was moved from Willow to Fairbanks. The last time the trail started in Fairbanks…
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Moving through Manley
The mushers have reached Manley Hot Springs. This is their second checkpoint for the 2015 Iditarod. This is the last checkpoint on the road system. They are mushing through sub-zero…
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Leaving Manley Hot Springs Behind
Most of the mushers have checked in at the Manley Hot Springs checkpoint and are back on the trail to Tanana. Here are a few more photographs from this afternoon. …
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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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Out of Tanana and into Ruby
Most of the mushers have left Tanana and are running the frozen Yukon River. They will take 119 miles of the Yukon to get to the village of Ruby. Some…
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Trading a Ruby for a Galena
The mushers are making their way further west on the Yukon River and where ever they are going we are sure to follow. Today we followed them from Ruby to…
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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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