The Design is nearly complete on the children’s book I’m co authoring with Alaska writer Debbie S. Miller. I posted a previous photo of the first cover version, but that has been changed up with this recent image I took on the coast of Katmai National Park last summer. I like this version a little…
Cabins in remote locations in Alaska are often vandalized by bears. If you get in the right circles of people, there are many stories to be told to verify this. So the protocol when leaving the cabin for a period of time is to bear proof it. This usually involves covering windows with plywood…
Baranof Island is a large island in the Southeast Alaska panhandle, and it is home to the small community of Sitka. I made an excursion there recently for a photography assignment and am always impressed by the scenic beauty of the area. The many layers of the topography around Sitka are accentuated by the often…
If you have been following my blog for a while, then it will be apparent that there has been nothing to follow for a while. I took a little hiatus from the weekly posts, in part for a break and partly because of a heavy travel schedule. I just returned from a trip to Denali…
The summers always seem to fly by in Alaska, and it is August already. The sun is losing some of juice and soon the stars will be visible once again. And with dark nights comes the opportunity to photograph the aurora. Scientists report this year to be a big one, and the following little video…
I just returned from a little vacation in Costa Rica, and the humid jungle air was a big contrast to Alaska’s dry climate. Manuel Antonio National Park is located on the Pacific shore and is a popular destination. During a hike along the park trails, a group of white faced capuchin monkeys foraged in the…
I’ve been collaborating with a friend and colleague on a children’s book on Alaska grizzly bears. The cover image was selected by the publisher, and the choice was not a big surprise since it is one of my all time best selling wildlife stock photos. While the bear cub sitting on the mother’s back is…
Damaraland is a region in south central Namibia, with a mixture of sand dunes and giant bouldered and rocky landscape. I spent just a day there but it was a pleasant one with an overnight in a very picturesque little tented hut, visible in the top of the photo. The view from inside the hut…
This bull elephant came strolling through our camp and stopped to feed on the berries from the large Jackalberry tree, which served as shade for our camp in the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, Africa. While I’m quite close to this large animal, he showed awareness of my presence, but exhibited little concern judging his body…
For those who have explored Africa’s natural history, the location known as the Okavango Delta has likely surfaced. It is a region in northern Botswana infiltrated by water from the highlands of Angola to the northwest. This water, in an otherwise dry landscape, creates a mecca for wildlife, and an infusion of green and color…