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Black Bear Cubs, Anan Creek, Wrangell, Alaska #3441

Two black bear cubs hang out in a spruce tree while waiting for their mom who is fishing in Anan Creek for pink salmon. What’s special about Anan Creek is that it probably supports the largest wild pink salmon run along Alaska’s Inside Passage. This salmon run, in turn, supports a bear population of 35 to 50 black bears and 15 to 20 coastal brown bears. I have been going to Anan for 13 years and have exclusively used Brenda Schwartz-Yeager and John Yeager, owners of Alaska Charters & ...

Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska #3440

Kayakers paddle through the pack ice of Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park. I spent a week in late May 2021 onboard the expedition vessel “The Sea Wolf” to get this shot. The Sea Wolf is based out of Gustavus and specializes in week-long trips in Glacier Bay National Park. My job is to photograph Alaska and I love to give a shoutout to the friends and outfitters across the state who get me to the locations to get these shots. This image illustrates the month of March in the 2023 ...

Juneau Morning, Alaska #3439

It is a rare day in Juneau’s typical weather cycle to have heavy snowfall followed by clear skies the next morning. But, forecasters were predicting just such a rare event. I had been waiting for years to shoot just this moment at a secret predetermined spot. It meant getting up at 5am, driving 16-miles into downtown Douglas, and trudging up maybe 1,000 feet on a mountain side in boot-deep snow with a heavy pack of cameras and a tripod. I had to get up to my location before sunrise to ...

Mendenhall Glacier and Lake, Juneau, Alaska #3438

After 43 years of photographing Mendenhall Glacier, this photo rates as one of my most favorite images of the glacier. On this fall day, I waited for the sunrise to light up the Coast Range mountains behind the glacier but before the light actually lit the glacier face. Once the sun hits the glacier, the sun’s white-hot light washes out the delicate blues found so famously found in glacier ice. More than half a million people visit the Mendenhall each summer but most never see this angle, ...

Carcross, Yukon, Canada #3437

I just got back from spending a sunny week in Canada driving around the Yukon and British Columbia to check out the fall colors. Autumn is in full swing, and the colors should be good for another week. This photo was taken along the South Klondike Highway out of Carcross on the way to Skagway. Thank you for visiting and the gift of your time. Enjoy - Camera: #Nikon #D850, Lens: # Nikkor 24--70mm, Digital Capture, ©Mark Kelley

Sliver Moon, Juneau, Alaska #3437

This summer in Juneau we have been enjoying many sunny days that drift into long lasting sunsets. I shot this image on July 2nd at almost exactly midnight when the dying embers of a fading sunset filled the sky and ocean with color. Thank you for visiting and the gift of your time. Enjoy - Camera: #Nikon #D850, Lens: # Nikkor 24--70mm, Digital Capture, ©Mark Kelley

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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...