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Humpback Whales, Kingdom of Tonga #3121

Humpback Whales, Kingdom of Tonga #3121

For the past 40 years I have been photographing whales in Alaska but only above the surface. There are almost no Alaska photos of whales under the sea because the underwater visibility is so low, barely 20 to 30  feet deep in the summer whale season. The place to see whales under the sea is in ...
Grizzly Bear, Gates of the Arctic NP, Alaska  #3120

Grizzly Bear, Gates of the Arctic NP, Alaska #3120

A grizzly walks down the Noatak River in front of the rugged Brooks Range Mountains on a beautiful autumn evening in Gates of the Arctic National Park. The light in the image is the light that photographers dream of. Just minutes after taking this photo the light completely disappeared from ...
Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska #3119

Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska #3119

Denali casts a mirror reflection on Wonder Lake at sunrise. I shot this image at the north end of Wonder Lake looking south at Denali and the Alaska Range. It is my favorite go-to spot in the park. On clear mornings I always start my shoot here. I first visited the park in 1974 and have lost ...
Iceberg,  Tracy Arm-Fords Terror, Alaska #3118

Iceberg, Tracy Arm-Fords Terror, Alaska #3118

The wonderful light in this image makes the icebergs shine like jewels in a sea of black. I shot this image standing in bright sunlight while deep cavern walls cast a shadow over the distant icebergs. By carefully cropping the image in-camera, I was able to isolate the ice in the sea of black ...
Bald Eagle, Anan Creek, Alaska #3117

Bald Eagle, Anan Creek, Alaska #3117

A bald eagle hides under spruce tree boughs along the shore of Anan Creek near Wrangell, Alaska. I have traveled to Anan Creek every year for the past twelve years and plan to keep going every year for the foreseeable future. The place presents such a wonderful mix of brown and black bears, ...
Pigeon Guillemot, Juneau, Alaska #3116

Pigeon Guillemot, Juneau, Alaska #3116

Two pigeon guillemots squawk at each other on an island in Juneau Channel Island State Marine Park. The marine park consists of fourteen islands located between Auke Bay and Berners Bay northwest of downtown Juneau. Some of the islands have an amazing abundance of bird and other wildlife. This ...

“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…