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Humpback Whale, Juneau, Alaska  – Image 2628

Humpback Whale, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2628

I love to watch whales. The sea around Juneau is stuffed with these 50-foot, 40-ton mammals. Humpback whales are famous for showing off. Some of their showy behaviors include spy-hopping, bubble-net feeding, breaching, pectoral fin slapping, and fluke slapping. I love photographing the X-Games ...
Bald Eagle, Auke Bay Harbor, Juneau, Alaska  – Image 2627

Bald Eagle, Auke Bay Harbor, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2627

Southeast Alaska is inundated with water. For me to properly photograph the area I need a menagerie of boats ... everything from my five kayaks to a 16-foot Lund to the "big boat", my 32-foot old Bayliner. I keep the Bayliner in Auke Bay about 10 miles from home. The Auke Bay harbor is full of ...
Fireweed, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska  – Image 2626

Fireweed, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2626

It is the height of the fireweed season in Juneau. It has been incredible summer filled with more sunshine than rain and record setting temperatures. So far every day in the the month of July has been sunny (as of 7-14). This fireweed was shot along the airport dike trail several years ago. ...
Wedding at Brotherhood Bridge, Alaska  – Image 2624

Wedding at Brotherhood Bridge, Alaska – Image 2624

The wedding party from last week's image moved to the Brotherhood Bridge for another set of family photos with the Mendenhall Glacier in the background. I was photographing the bride and groom with the groom's brother and wife. They had very colorful umbrellas with them. I asked them to spin ...
Wedding at Photo Point, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska  – Image 2623

Wedding at Photo Point, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2623

I have not shot a wedding for pay since Governor Hammond asked me to photograph his daughter's wedding in the mid-80's over 20 years ago. I usually always say no but this wedding seemed different enough to say yes to, in a moment of weakness. The couple was from Australia and family and ...
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“As a kid in Buffalo, New York, I always wondered what it would be like to encounter a whale,” says Mark Kelley. Learn more about Mark…