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Humpback Whale Tail, Alaska – Image 2514

Humpback Whale Tail, Alaska – Image 2514

In Alaska, after being underwater for awhile a humpback returns to thesurface to breath. When the whale decides to dive deep (what whaleresearchers call a terminal dive), it usually flicks its tail into the airand heads down. An average stay underwater before surfacing in Alaska isfive to eight minutes with 20 minutes being a really long dive. The longestrecorded sounding was 45 minutes in the tropical waters of Hawaii. This image illustrates page 68 in my new book on Alaska called ...
Humpback Whale and Seagull, Alaska – Image 2513

Humpback Whale and Seagull, Alaska – Image 2513

A seagull escapes the open mouth of a humpback whale lunge feeding on the backside of Douglas Island. Both these animals were feeding on the same prey, herring. This whale was with a number of other whales bubble-netting or cooperatively feeding. Often, circling seagulls overhead mark the spot were the whales will surface with their mouths open corralling as many herring as possible. This image illustrates pages 4-5 in my new book on Alaska called Alaska: A Photographic Excursion. ...
Glacier Trekking, Alaska – Image 2512

Glacier Trekking, Alaska – Image 2512

Tourists off the cruise ships visiting Juneau go glacier trekking with Northstar Helicopters. The four–plus hour tour lets visitors crampon up like real mountain climbers and explore the ice realm of the Juneau Ice Fields. This image illustrates page 73 in my new book on Alaska called Alaska: A Photographic Excursion. Camera: Nikon F/5, Lens: 20-35mm f/2.8 Nikkor polarized, Film 35mm Velvia slide film.-Mark Kelley
Haines, Alaska – Image 2511

Haines, Alaska – Image 2511

Haines, Alaska sits at the top of Southeast Alaska Inside Passage and has one of the two road connections out of northern Southeast Alaska. The town boasts a human population of 2,400, dog population of 1,800 and an eagle population every fall of over 4,000. This image illustrates pages 18-19 in my new book on Alaska called Alaska: A Photographic Excursion. Camera: Nikon F/4, 35-70mm polarized, Film: 35mm slide film-Mark Kelley
Float Plane over Misty Fiords, Alaska – Image 2510

Float Plane over Misty Fiords, Alaska – Image 2510

Misty Fiords, Alaska is a boat and/or plane accessible wilderness located at the southern most portion of Southeast Alaska near Ketchikan. Islands and deeply carved fiords are the hallmark of the area. I shot this photo from the open window of another plane. This image illustrates page 12 in my new book on Alaska called Alaska: A Photographic Excursion. Camera: Nikon F/5, Lens: 35-70mm f/2.8 Nikkor lens polarized, Film: 35mm Velvia slide film-Mark Kelley
Float Plane over Juneau Ice Field, Alaska – Image 2509

Float Plane over Juneau Ice Field, Alaska – Image 2509

The float plane flies over the Rhode Island-sized Juneau Ice Field. This massive junk of frozen real estate extends 100 miles north and south and another 45 miles east and west. The ice field spawns over 30 large glaciers with Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier being its most famous prodigy. I shot this photo from the open window of another plane. This image illustrates pages 4-5 in my new book on Alaska called Alaska: A Photographic Excursion. Camera: Nikon F/5, Lens: 35-70mm f/2.8 Nikkor ...
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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...