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Ice Cave, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska #3087

I first visited the Mendenhall ice caves in the summer of 2009, when my son Gabe took me under the ice for my first time. I was so visually amazed by what I was seeing! One of my images from that day’s shoot ended up in a Patagonia catalog. Between 2009 and 2017 the caves became extremely ...

Black Bears, Anan Creek, Alaska #3086

This black bear cub found itself separated from its mother. The cub climbed a tree for safety and started bawling for its mother to return. The mother bear was at the creek catching pink salmon; she heard the baby’s call and came running. This image represents the incredibly affectionate and ...

Tufted Puffin, St Paul, Pribilof Islands #3085

The tufted puffin is a relatively abundant medium-sized pelagic seabird found in the North Pacific Ocean. I was getting full frame, fun head shots of this bird standing on the seaside cliffs on Saint Paul of the Pribilof Islands. The long tufts of feathers on their head are the trademark of ...

Alaska Calendar 2019 #3084

One of the most stunning views in all of Alaska is the sunrise over Denali, the Alaska Range, and Wonder Lake in Denali National Park. Spending a sunny morning walking around the northern end of lake is the closest thing to heaven I know. Come and visit me at the Alaska-Juneau Public Market ...

So Honored #3083

I am so proud and honored to announce that National Wildlife® Magazine selected this image of my wife cross-country skiing through the snowy field in Spaulding Meadows for first place in the “People In Nature” category in their 2018 photo contest. Over 23,000 images were entered in eight ...

Glacier Blue #3082

Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness near Juneau, Alaska, is one of my favorite places to search for beautiful icebergs. Locals sometimes refer to the icebergs in Tracy Arm as glacier jewels. The deep blue colors of glacier ice are such an amazing, almost unreal sight, and being able to take a ...

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