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Denali, Denali National Park, Alaska #3372

As a photographer I am always searching for a new and unique view of well-photographed subjects like Denali in Denali National Park. I discovered this vantage point totally by accident. I was traveling the Park Road, beelining for Wonder Lake about 80 miles into the Park, when I got held up ...

Harbor Seals, Tracy Arm, Alaska #3371

I am honored and pleased to announce my image of a pup and mother seal snuggling together on an iceberg in Tracy Arm is a winner in the National Wildlife Federation 49th Annual Photo Contest. The judges edited through 29,800 images submitted by 3,200 photographers to pick 17 winners in eight ...

Humpback Whales, Admiralty Island, Alaska #3370

Bubble-net feeding is a cooperative humpback whale behavior occurring mostly in Southeast Alaska waters. Humpbacks work together to locate and encircle schools of small bait fish, like herring, while blowing bubbles. The fish are corralled into a tight group while the whales’ vocalization ...

Caribou, Wonder Lake, Denali NP, Alaska #3369

I arrived in Alaska in August 1974 to attend the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). I showed up a week early to visit Denali National Park and immediately fell in love with the park. For the next four years at UAF I skipped the first week of classes to head to Denali for ten days. The first ...

Favorite Channel, Juneau, Alaska #3368

Juneau’s October weather is famous for being windy, wet, and mostly miserable. But, the last four days have been a sheer joy with cold, crisp and clear days with sunsets that seem to last forever. I was enjoying yesterday’s sunset but did not think it was going to go to the next level. Then ...

A Tribute to Sherry Simpson

One of my most favorite photos I have taken is of Sherry Simpson disappearing into the fog while walking along the wild outside coast of Glacier Bay National Park in 1999. I had decided to publish a book on Glacier Bay. The first order of business was to hire a writer, and I immediately ...

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