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Spaulding Meadows, Juneau, Alaska-Image 2986

Spaulding Meadows, Juneau, Alaska-Image 2986

Untouched snowfields are a photographer's delight because they catch the light in the sky. The snow in this photo is picking up the colors of an outrageously beautiful sunrise. It is the light on the snow that makes this photo work. I captured this moment while winter camping in the John Muir ...
Oh What a Night! Juneau, Alaska – Image 2985

Oh What a Night! Juneau, Alaska – Image 2985

Two winters ago Juneau experienced an amazing show of northern lights in the beginning of March. After this particular shoot I knew I had a winner. Some years I struggle to find the right calendar cover image, but this image is a quintessential Juneau image and is featured on the cover of my ...
Humpback Whale Blows, Juneau, Alaska-Image 2984

Humpback Whale Blows, Juneau, Alaska-Image 2984

Wikipedia lists the origin of the word “photography” as follows: φωτός (phōtos), genitive of φῶς (phōs), meaning "light" and γραφή (graphé), meaning the "representation by means of lines" or "drawing", thus together the words mean "drawing with light".  The essential word is “light”.  The ...
Admiralty Island, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2983

Admiralty Island, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2983

I shot this cloudburst over Admiralty Island from an Allen Marine whale watching boat approaching the southern end of Shelter Island. In the photo business we call it God Light. Photographers live for this moment of brilliance. This image illustrates the month of July in my 2017 Juneau ...
Orca Rainbow, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2982

Orca Rainbow, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2982

This is a special image. In my 35 years of photographing whales in Southeast Alaska, this is the first and only time I encountered a full “rainbow blow”. During the orca’s exhale, its entire blow turned into a rainbow. Humpback whales have much taller blows, and I have seen partial blows turn ...
Best In Show – Bald Eagle Fire    #2981

Best In Show – Bald Eagle Fire #2981

Every other year I enjoy participating in the NANPA Showcase Photo Competition. It makes for a fun reason to join the bi-annual summit of the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) which is an association of some 2,200 nature photographers. I am happy the image “Bald Eagle ...

“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…