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Grizzly Bear, Denali National Park, Alaska…Image #2969

I just returned from a rainy week photographing Denali National Park and this image of a grizzly bear is one of my favorites. Folks often ask me just how patient one has to be in order to be a successful nature/wildlife photographer. This shoot is a great answer to that question. I spent six ...

Humpback Whales and Eagle Glacier, Juneau, Alaska-#2968

For the past three years my good friends, Rich and Lori, have come up to visit Juneau and they charter Jayleen Beedle to take them whale watching. I am so lucky for being invited along, and for actually getting a calendar photo on each trip. I took this image during their visit this summer. ...

Tufted Puffin, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, #2967

I spent last week in Glacier Bay National Park onboard Dolphin Charter’s m/v Delphinus. I started visiting Glacier Bay in 1980 and have probably spent over nine months in the park over the years. Last year’s visit produced a six-page spread in Alaska Magazine and an image purchased by the ...

Pigeon Guillemot, The Brothers, Admiralty Island, Alaska-Image #2966

Again, I find myself on board the Dolphin Charter’s m/v Delphinus, on the “Around Admiralty Island Wildlife Quest”. We were anchored in The Brothers and woke to find thirty plus pigeon guillemots hanging out in the rich seaweed of low tide. Here they are sitting in soft seaweed with a dark ...

Bald Eagle, Chatham Straits, Alaska – Image #2965

I just returned from a full week on board Dolphin Charter’s m/v Delphinus, to work with captain Ron in the “Around Admiralty Island” photo expedition. On such an adventure I never know what we will find and surprises may lurk around every corner. It is all about timing and luck, and having ...

Deckhand Dave’s, Juneau, Alaska – Image #2964

This summer our family friend, David McCasland, opened a food truck called “Deckhand Dave’s” on the waterfront next to the cruise ship docks in downtown Juneau. Dave and our son Owen worked together on a commercial salmon purse seiner for three years. Dave was the cook on the boat and took ...

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