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…
DetailsI 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…
DetailsI’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…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsIt’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…
DetailsI 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…
DetailsThis 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…
DetailsI 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…
DetailsOnce 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.…
DetailsHere’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…
DetailsI 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…
DetailsWhile 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…
DetailsJanuary 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…
DetailsI 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…
DetailsIditarod 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…
DetailsWe’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…
DetailsToday 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…
DetailsToday 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…
DetailsToday 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsMost 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. …
DetailsAnother 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…
DetailsMost 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsGalena 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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