Let My 38th Year Begin!
Let my 38th year of photographing the Iditarod begin! It was a wonderful morning to take some photographs of dogs and their mushers. Keep following me as I photograph the…
Icons of the Iditarod :: Update
For those of you who don’t know, I’m currently working on a new Iditarod book. It’s called “Icons of the Iditarod” Iconic mushers, volunteers, dogs, places, events and even gear…
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…
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…
Eating Pie in Takotna
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.…
In the Alaska Range
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…
And they’re off!!
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…
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…
Iditarod Recap
The 2015 Iditarod was an interesting race and photo shoot opportunity for me. The good trail conditions combined with the amount of teams entered (78) made for a shooting frenzy…
Adios Unalakleet
We left Unalakleet this morning and are making our way towards the Burled Arch. This morning was a beautiful morning with the Northern Lights putting on a purple show around…
