It’s a little late in coming, but here is a gallery from my first Arctic Wild trip of this season, a packrafting trip in the Jago and Aichilik Rivers in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Enjoy! Also want to remind…
Wilderness for the Wilderness?- The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Yesterday President Obama proposed full wilderness designation for the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This the highest level of protection that can be bestowed on public lands in the United States, and there are few places as…
100 Favorites of 2014
It’s the end of December 2014, so its time for my annual photography round-up. Looking back at 2014, I see a busy year, a few shots I’m really happy with, and a lot of missed opportunities. This gallery includes images…
Aurora Gallery (14-15 November)

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…
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…
My 100 Best Images of 2013

Overnight on the Denali Highway

Busy weekend. On Friday I flew down to Anchorage, bought a car, drove it back to Fairbanks, packed for a camping trip, then on Sunday headed down to the Denali Highway in the new car. We camped for the night…
Wild Places: Storm over the Kokolik River, Alaska

Today I launch a series of posts reliving my summer’s travels. Since I was woefully absent here throughout the summer, I’m now given the opportunity to make up for it. Starting right here on the Kokolik River. The Kokolik is…
100 Best of 2012
Joining in the end of year post extravaganza that is going on right now on the Interwebs, I thought I’d post 100 of my favorites from the past 12 months. Without further ado here they are: (Click on a thumbnail…