Life in the northern landscape
Fireworks celebration of Alaska’s statehood, Fairbanks, Alaska Canon 5d Mark II, 24-80mm f2.8L, 1.6sec @ f2.8, ISO 200 Fairbanks has been washed in warm temperatures recently, reaching 50 degrees above zero. This followed nearly two weeks of cold temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees and colder! Due to the cold temperatures, the fireworks celebration for Alaska’s…
Sled dog, North Pole, AlaskaCanon 1Ds Mark III, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, (170mm) 1/320 @ f4.5, ISO 800 Last weekend the Interior Freight Dog Association had a preliminary practice for the upcoming weight pull competition to be held in North Pole on Saturday December 20th. Dogs in three different weight classes pull a sled loaded with…
Erin Nicholsan with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game removes the earbone from a Sockeye salmon caught in the Copper River. The earbones are marked when the fish are fry at the Gulkana hatchery, and can be identified as adults. This post is part of the photo essay I’m working on about the hatchery…
Dipnet fishing in the Copper River Canyon, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark III, 16-35mm 2.8L, 1/400 sec @ f9.0, ISO 400 This is the fifth part of series I’m documenting on the Copper River red salmon, read the others here. For many Alaskans, the personal use dipnet fishery of the Copper River is an important event. Each…
Sockeye Salmon dipnet harvest on the Copper River. The “event” of dipnetting red salmon on the Copper river lies somewhere between a ritual, subsistence, and a testosterone surge. I’m among those that look forward to this annual event, both for the wonderful harvest of the silvery fish as well as the intrigue of adventuring along…
I’ve been working on an assignment featuring the town of Delta Junction, Alaska. Known for its annual cereal grain barley project initiated years ago, it has had varying degrees of success, and lots of failures. The harvest should begin about September 1st this year, as the grain heads are beginning to golden and ripen.
Mens Blanket toss at the World Eskimo Indian Olympics, Fairbanks, AlaskaCanon 1Ds Mark III, 24-70 2.8L, 1/200 @ 2.8, ISO 1600 The World Eskimo Indian Olympics concluded on Saturday night in Fairbanks. The men’s blanket toss finals were judged on height, style and dress. Volunteers from the audience held the blanket made from walrus hides,…
Inland Eskimo Dancers, 2008 WEIO, Fairbanks, AlaskaCanon 1Ds Mark III, 300mm f2.8L IS, 1/200 sec @ f2.8, ISO 1000 The Inland Eskimo Dancers from Anuktuvik pass in Alaska’s Brooks range danced on Friday night at the World Eskimo Indian Olympics. Females dressed in purple, males dressed in blue, drumming and dance in the form of…
Alaskan High KickElijah Cabinboy, from Nome, Alaska Elijah Cabinboy from Nome ties the world record for the Alaskan high kick Thursday evening at the World Eskimo Indian Olympics in Fairbanks. After the competition, he tried one more time to break the record and hit the ball, but it was off the record since only his…
Bow picker Gill net fishing on the Copper River Delta As part of an ongoing assignment (see part one and part two) covering the copper river red salmon, I traveled to Cordova, Alaska to join a commercial fishermen during the current, once a week 12 hour period for the Copper River gillnet fishery. The great…