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…
Details
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…
Details
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,…
Details
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…
Details
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…
Details
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…
Details
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…
Details
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…
Details
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…
Details
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…
Details
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…
Details
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…
Details
Top 10 Locations to Photograph Bears in Alaska
ALASKA BROWN & GRIZZLY BEARS: Where to Find them & What to Bring Many people love photographing bears. Especially the Alaska grizzly bear or Brown bear. It seems the…
Details
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…
Details
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.…
Details
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…
Details
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…
Details
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…
Details
Unalakleet Checkpoint, March 10, 2013
It’s Sunday evening in Unalakleet. Had a nice, simple, non-turbulent, flight from Kaltag with Mike Swalling. As we flew over, I noticed race sponsor Penair’s airplane on the tarmac. And…
Details
Unalakleet, Monday, March 11, 2013
Unalakleet — 7 below zero here this morning. I was happy to have a nice early breakfast with my friends the Ekenweilers. As usual, they loaned me their snowmachine and…
Details
Updated: The Ultimate Filter Holder & Setup
Since I wrote my article on the ultimate filter holder setup, HERE: https://schultzphoto.com/2018/10/03/the-ultimate-filter-holder-and-set-up/ another filter holder has just come on the market that I feel should be added to this…
Details
Using Auto ISO: when, how and why on earth would you do such a thing?
More and more, with wildlife photography I find myself using auto-ISO setting in order to maintain a fast enough shutter speed to either stop my subject OR to stop camera/lens…
Details
Vet Checks February 26, 2013
This morning I went to Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla and photographed the army of volunteer veterinarians at the mandatory vet check. Each dog must be examined by a vet for…
Details
Volunteer Meeting
January 8, 2013 Potential and returning Iditarod volunteers gather at the Millenium Hotel Redington Ballroom to discuss volunteer postions for this year’s Iditarod race to begin March 2nd in downtown…
Details