updated 4/17/2012
ALASKA PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS:
"2012 Arctic Alaska Photo Tour"
Northern Lights - Polar Bears -
Landscapes & Arctic Wildlife
11 days, all inclusive Fairbanks/Fairbanks
$6,550 USD
Trip #1, September 25 - October 5, 2012 (FULL)
Trip #2, October 6-16, 2012 (FULL)
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(We only book trips one year in advance beginning in November and select from one primary wait list based on time of sign up. Due to the popularity of this trip, wait times are likely to be a few years, save for exceptions through cancellations, if you are flexible sooner participation is a possibility).
About the Alaska Arctic Photo Tour
Alaska in general is an addictive region for many travel enthusiasts and the arctic seems that way even more so. Many participants have returned for three tours, and some for even four! This trip is all inclusive, you land in Fairbanks and put your wallet away, save for personal gift items or an excursion option outside of our described itinerary. We cover a lot of ground on this journey and the photography is diverse. From a variety of arctic wildlife and landscapes to the northern lights and polar bears.
Your Guides
Email Patrick
Endres: 907.750.4065
Email Hugh Rose: 907.479.8984
We are long time Alaskans, working professional photographers and guides, and have extensive experience traveling all over Alaska -specifically the arctic. We live here; we know the place; we know the people; and if you choose to join us, we gladly share our experience and insight about Alaska and the many nuanced details of photographing in this great landscape. We have recently worked together on a book project and are both feautured photographers in the soon to be released book by Mountaineers Books titled: "On Arctic Ground: Tracking Time through Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve"
Hugh Rose
Hugh Hugh Rose has photographed and lived in northern climates most
of his life with the latter part of it in Alaska.
Compelled by Alaska's natural beauty, he left a 10-year career
in geology to explore and photograph the vast landscapes and
wildlife of the north. Both nature and a camera have intrigued
Hugh since childhood and he continues to explore and interpret
the world's natural beauty through his photographs. As part
of his photography business Hugh sells Fine Alaskan Photographic
prints at art galleries throughout Alaska and from his home
in Fairbanks.
As a photographer Hugh has spent a significant part of his
career photographing in the arctic and feels that this environment
offers some of the most incredible raw beauty in North America.
His photographs have appeared in Sierra Club Calendars, NorthernLight
Calendars, Denali Wilderness Calendars, National Trade Magazines,
Frommer's Travel Guide, Alaska Airlines Magazine, Outdoor Life,
BBC, National Wildlife Federation, and numerous other publications. He was a featured photographer in the acclaimed book "Arctic Wings: Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge".
Patrick Endres
Patrick After moving to Alaska in 1981 from Wisconsin, Patrick has
traveled extensively throughout the state photographing and
observing the delicate balance of nature in the arctic and sub-arctic
environments. His genuine love and enthusiasm for the natural
world combined with many years of traveling Alaska's interior,
arctic and coastal regions have given him a strong knowledge
of the varied aspects of photographing
in Alaska's ever-changing wilderness surroundings.
Patrick lives in
Fairbanks, Alaska where he works as a professional freelance
photographer. His work has appeared in the Smithsonian Museum
of Natural History, USA Today, Backpacker, Natural History Magazine, National Geographic Adventurer, National Wildlife Magazine, Outside, National
Parks Magazine, Alaska Magazine, Audubon and Sierra Club Calendars and many other books and publications. He was included in the World's Top Landscape Photographers published in 2003, and self publishes two Alaska Calendars.
Payment, Reservation & Cancellations:
- After space confirmation, a non-refundable $500 deposit per person by credit card secures booking.
- Following two payments must be paid by check.
- 1) April 30th, 1st half $3025
- 2) June 15th, balance $3025
- send checks to:
- Alaskaphotographics
2923 Moose Mountain Road
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709
- Cancellations, excluding the $500 deposit are refundable until June 1st. Refunds for cancellations after June 1st are not guaranteed. For this reason, and for medical emergencies, we strongly recommend trip insurance.
If we can fill the space with another booking we will refund the payments (minus small fees for booking changes with our vendors).
- You will be sent a trip confirmation packet a few months before the trip departure date.
Included in the $6550 Price:
- Airport transfer in Fairbanks, provided by the hotel.
- All accommodations during the 11 day tour.
- All meals from welcome dinner to departing breakfast.
- All transportation on the trip including flights within Alaska.
Not Included in the Price:
- Flights to and from Fairbanks to your home in the lower 48.
- Additional days in Fairbanks before or after the trip.
- Money for personal or souvenir items. (Cash is recommended since credit cards are not universally accepted at all our locations. ATM access is available in Fairbanks prior to departure if necessary).
- Potential boat excursion, determined by weather.
- Weather related itinerary alterations: Travel in remote regions of Alaska can be unpredictable due to weather. Additional fees may apply if we are required to spend extra nights at hotels.
Itinerary
11 days, all inclusive
- Day 1: Arrive in Fairbanks
- Day 2-3: Brooks range
- Day 4: Prudhoe Bay
- Day 5-7: Polar Bears
- Day 8-9: Brooks range
- Day 10: Return to Fairbanks
- Day 11: Flights home
Aurora over the Koyukuk river, Alaska
Polar bear on the Beaufort Sea
Aurora over the Brooks range mountains
Fresh snow on foothills of the Brooks range.
Caribou trek through the Brooks range
Wind blown snow drifts
Arctic fox in white phase
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Email Patrick
Phone: 907.750.4065
AlaskaPhotoGraphics
2923 Moose Mountain Rd.
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709
PHOTO GALLERIES
Aurora photo gallery
Polar bear photo gallery
Arctic wildlife photo gallery
Brooks range photo gallery
All photos taken on past photo tours
Aurora over spruce trees 
Caribou herd runs across tundra 
Red fox on icy stream 
Arctic fox in wind blown snow 
October sunset 
Polar bear in the Beaufort Sea 
Spruce grouse 
Photographing suns rise on the arctic coast 
Arctic fox 
Aurora over the Koyukuk 
Polar bear portrait 
Aurora and milky way galaxy 
Freeze up on the Beaufort Sea 
Photographing the aurora 
Dall sheep forage in the snow 
Wind blown snow 
Musk ox on the tundra
While this trip is the only one I'm guiding, my colleague Hugh Rose has many excellent trips on his schedule, both within and outside of Alaska. Check out his photo and Natural history tours:
A link to Hugh's website which lists an index of the tours he guides including Alaska and other world destinations.
In Alaska's Prince William Sound and Copper River Delta region. A land and vessel tour.
In Alaska's Prince William Sound. A land and vessel tour.
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