Storm over the mountains of the upper Sheenjek Valley I just finished my first trip of the season guiding for Arctic Wild, and it was a great way to start the summer. Like many early season trips the days…
Backpacking the Sheenjek
The Mystery of Photography
I feel like I’m repeating myself here, but I’m going to anyway (and I’m going to capitalize it for good measure) : Good Images are About Good Stories. But there is another ingredient that is often ignored and it’s this: ???…
A Day in the Tongass
I spent the last few days around Juneau, Alaska’s capitol, for the spring board meeting of Audubon Alaska. Twice a year I join the rest of the board and staff to discuss wildlife and habitat conservation in the state. Audubon Alaska…
New Publication!
Just got the contributor copies of my recent article in Professional Photographer Magazine. The piece is on night photography. Check it out if you get a chance. If you don’t get a chance, I’ll have a pdf version of it…
From Literal to Abstract: The Evolution of an Image
Day before yesterday I spent an hour or so wandering around the Creamer’s Field Waterfowl Refuge not far from downtown Fairbanks. It is a place I know well. Most of the winter’s snow has now turned to water and the…
Top Ten From South America
Interestingly, and somewhat surprisingly, I was not terribly productive photographically during the nearly six weeks I spent guiding aboard the SilverExplorer as we travelled from Valparaiso, Chile to Barbados. Much of the time ashore or out on zodiacs was spent…
The Cost of Plastic
A couple of days ago we conducted a landing at Isla Guanape off the coast of northern Peru. The island, a national reserve, is home to thousands of nesting Peruvian and Blue-footed Boobies, Peruvian Pelicans, and a handful of other…
Postcards from South America
As I write these words, I can look out the window of cabin on the ship and see the distant coast of Peru as hazy mountains, almost blending with the sky. The sea is being kind and the ship is…
On the Ethics of Nature Photography
On February 26th, news broke that well-known Florida based bird photographer and workshop leader, Jim Neiger of Flight School Photography plead guilty to violating the Endangered Species Act for approaching too close to an active Snail Kite nest on…
Workshop: The Photographic Landscape of the Wrangells
Announcing a new workshop! The Photographic Landscape of the Wrangell Mountains. I’ll be leading this 5-day photographic exploration of Wrangell St. Elias National Park this September 3-8 in the remote community of McCarthy. The workshop is in collaboration with…