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Mendenhall Glacier & Lake, Juneau, AK #3412

Mendenhall Glacier & Lake, Juneau, AK #3412

Last Saturday the Juneau area experienced wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour and an atmospheric river that dumped so much water on us, I felt like we were getting washed down the drain. Then Monday showed up calm, clear and breathless. The contrast between nature’s wrecking ball and nature’s peaceful serenity was stark and I never tire of the beauty of the Mendenhall Glacier and Lake. I shot this image in the late afternoon on Tuesday. Thank you for the gift of your time. Enjoy - ...
Rie Muñoz, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA

Rie Muñoz, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA

I am honored that the Frye Museum in Seattle found my image of Rie Muñoz and requested to use it in their online video “Guided Artwork Discussion: Rie Muñoz.” Rie was an amazing artist and I started collecting her work when I was an undergraduate at the University of Alaska Fairbanks between 1974-1978. I never thought I would meet her. She was way too famous. But, when I moved to Starr Hill in downtown Juneau with my wife, Rie became our neighbor and friend.  Over the years, I was ...
Black Bear, Anan Creek, Southeast Alaska #3411

Black Bear, Anan Creek, Southeast Alaska #3411

Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory is located in the old growth forest of the Tongass National Forest, the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world. The spawning pink salmon in Anan Creek fill the stream from bank to bank and run into a very steep waterfall blocking them from reaching their spawning grounds. Only the strong, or maybe the lucky, survive to pass on their genes to the next generation. The falls are a half-a-mile walk up from the ocean shore. After 13 years, this is the ...
Black Bear, Anan Creek, Wrangell, Alaska #3410

Black Bear, Anan Creek, Wrangell, Alaska #3410

I have been going to Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory, located an hour boat ride from Wrangell in Southeast Alaska, for the past 13 years. The Observatory sits on the edge of Anan Creek, which is packed with spawning pink salmon and supports a large population of black and brown bears. I always get a calendar image from my visits. My first and only cover of National Wildlife Magazine was an Anan Creek bear photo. This year I focused on getting super tight shots and used longer focal lengths ...
Killer Whale Breach, Southeast Alaska #3409

Killer Whale Breach, Southeast Alaska #3409

A killer whale breaches in Icy Strait. I have spent a lot of time in Icy Strait photographing whales. This particular morning was so very special because of the flat calm waters and wonderful soft blue pastel color of the water. I, along with Ralph Lee Hopkins, Lindblad Expeditions Director of Photography, and Flip Nicklin, National Geographic Photographer and Whale Trust co-founder, volunteered for two four-day photo safaris out of Juneau as fundraisers for Whale Trust Maui. The Whale ...
Humpback Whales, Southeast Alaska #3406

Humpback Whales, Southeast Alaska #3406

July and August are usually the best months in Southeast Alaska to find bubble-netting humpback whales. We found these bubble-netters in Chatham Straits. I, along with Ralph Lee Hopkins, Lindblad Expeditions Director of Photography, and Flip Nicklin, National Geographic Photographer and Whale Trust co-founder volunteered for two four-day photo safaris out of Juneau as fundraisers for Whale Trust Maui. The Whale Trust Maui is a nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific research 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...