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Eaglecrest Ski Area, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2771

The official ski season at Eaglecrest Ski Area ended last weekend. We are now what the locals call the "Second Season". We hike for our runs because there is still plenty of snow left in the mountains and at the area. When the area closed on Sunday, the 15th, it still had 144 inches of snow on ...

Alaska Folk Festival – Image 2770

The 38th annual Alaska Folk Festival hosted in Juneau, Alaska started on Monday, the 9th, and goes through Sunday, the 15th. This photo was my favorite image I took at last year's folk festival. Terri Tibbett plays her 15-minute set with friends. So much of photography is about capturing the ...

Cover of State of Alaska Marketing Brochure – Image 2769

I took this photo of my friends and family on the Troy Mt overlook while on assignment for an Anchorage advertising agency working on the State of Alaska's tourism promotion. I secured a winter long shoot for the agency and completed the assignment in the winter of 2011. Here, Loeke (exchange ...

Black Bear, Pink Salmon, Anan Creek, Alaska. – Image 2768

This image is the last installment on my Anan Creek bear photos. Here, a black bear grabs a pink salmon out of Anan Creek, spins up around and heads up out of the creek into the forest to eats its meal. After catching their salmon creekside, many bears head deep into the forest to eat their ...

Black Bear, Pink Salmon, Anan Creek, Alaska – Image 2767

I am continuing with bear photos for the next week. Here, a black bear squats on a rock and enjoys its pink salmon meal. What works in this photo for me is the anthropomorphizing of this animal. This bear has the look of someone taking a break from a really satisfying meal that we all can ...

Black Bear, Pink Salmon, Anan Creek, Alaska – Image 2766

I am continuing with bear photos for the next two weeks. Today, I will being doing an Alaska Wildlife Alliance SE "Wildlife Wednesday" presentation with Jay and Jayleen Beedle starting at 7pm in the UAS Egan Lecture Hall. I will be showing bear images. Here, a black bear poses with its ...

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