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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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While this region is popular among photographers, and this image is in no way unique, it was still fun to finally see this wonderful landscape and capture a few frames during my trip to Namibia, Africa. Located in Sossusvlei, the dead trees in this pan are a stark feature indeed. Accessing them involves just a…
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I visited this famous location while traveling the vast, dusty and expansive desert region of Namibia, Africa. The color tones and stark contrast evident in this scene make for an unusual landscape of a place locked in time. I took this shot with my iPhone in panorama mode. How I wish my DSLR was such…
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My blog posts have been sparse recently because I’m traveling in Africa and the internet is very sparse in bush Africa. While camping in the Okavango Delta, this large bull elephant wandered into our camp to eat the fruit that had dropped from a large nearby tree. It offered some close elephant observation during the…
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If you spend any time outside in interior or arctic Alaska this time of year, then this photo needs no explanation. While we humans might not like mosquitoes, the birds sure do. It is one reason they migrate so far to feast on these protein rich little insects and raise their young.
It is that time of year, and many people are planning a trip to Alaska with hopes of capturing some of the State’s beauty with a camera. The green leaves are bursting open across interior Alaska, and the animals are busy in the process of raising their young. Moose calves have been born, Grizzly bears…
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Finally, it is time to say goodbye to winter in Alaska’s interior and welcome the warmer weather, even though we have set a record for the latest spring green up in recorded history. Snow is melting quickly and soon some color will fill the landscape. I chose this photo of a bird’s wing prints in…
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As a child, I had a proclivity towards experimenting with the body and balance. I used to ride a unicycle to grade school and tried to get a gymnastics program going at my high school. Today, I still do handstands all over the world in my travels. Which is a good segue into explaining the…
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While going through some old image files, I had to pause when looking at pictures I took in the Arrigetch Peaks a few years ago. That region is one of the coolest places I’ve seen on planet earth. Looking at this picture of me, taken by my friend Amy Johnson, put my mind back in…
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The Chugach National Forest is a huge area, spanning across southcentral Alaska, bordering Prince William Sound. For the hiker, there are many trails to enjoy and this short path winds its way through the wold’s northernmost temperate rainforest. Full of lush, green color, it was a refreshing scene after a long white winter in Fairbanks.
Cordova, Alaska hosts the Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival, which happens annually in early May, timed to coincide with the great migration of many birds that utilize the Delta as a refueling and staging location. This year, the large groups of Western Sandpipers that often congregate at Hartney Bay, were only found in small groups. They may…
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The snow keeps falling Fairbanks, with about 6-7 inches of fresh snow over the last day or so. Spring seems far away. As I prepare for a few days in the Copper River Delta region for the Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival, I pulled this picture out of my archive, taken a few years ago.…
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This is not the first time I’ve shared similar pictures, but I’m compelled to put them out there as an exhortation to respect the beautiful Alaska that many of us call home. These pictures are a common sight along the James Dalton Highway, designated one of Alaska’s scenic byways. The highway transects remote areas and the few…
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I’m re processing many images from my previous international travels and I came across this one, which is timely since I’ll be visiting Africa again this year. I remember taking the picture, since it was it was baking hot in the white mid-day light when it is challenging to photograph. However, I still like the…
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I’m playing a little catch up and processing the Antarctica photos from my January trip to Antarctica. Here is a gallery of 75 from that journey.
This is another photo from my recent trip into the Brooks Range to photograph the last show of aurora before summer. I was using a wireless remote to attempt some self portrait work, but the long time in the subzero temps caused some problems and it quite working. So I used a regular remote in…
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It is hard to resist the lure of Alaska’s arctic. It’s immense, wide open, unpopulated spaces, pure white snow, and rugged mountain vistas are the gift of wilderness that refreshes the soul. For me it was the last venture and quest for some aurora borealis photography before the darkness is consumed by constant sunlight. Even now,…
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As daylight floods back in Alaska’s north, the dark skies are diminishing quickly. The season for aurora borealis photography is waning, but there could be at least one last good show this weekend, if all of that energy recently blown off the sun actually hits earth. There is currently a middle latitude aurora activity watch in effect,…
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This is part two of the former post. Since I could not put two polls in one post, I had to separate them out. Finicky software. So, sorry for the redundancy. I’d appreciate a click for what you think would be the strongest selling calendar cover. I added one new variation. This calendar highlights the interior regions…
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Over the past few years I’ve greatly appreciated the comments and feedback from you regarding my choice and design for the Alaska Calendars I publish. Believe it or not, I’m already working on the 2015 Alaska Calendars. Here are three cover options I’m considering for each of my Alaska Calendars. The 2015 ALASKA Profiles in…
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