Last week I was in Petersburg, Alaska to attend the 50th annual Little Norway Festival which celebrates the town’s Norwegian heritage, Norway’s Constitution Day and U.S. Armed Forces Day. The annual parade, which started in 1958, features rowdy fur-clad Vikings and Valkyries. Photographing people during this festival reminded me of my fourteen years of working […]
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Hammer Slough, Petersburg, Alaska – Image 2740
Hammer Slough in Petersburg is the quintesstial Southeast Alaska waterfront. At low tide the slough goes dry, and at high tide the historic stilted buildings create a mirror reflection in the water as it creeps up and fills the slough. I had waited all day and into the early evening to shoot the reflection. I […]
Homes reflect in the morning high tide of Hammer Slough, Petersburg, Alaska – Image 2028
The wooden structures in Hammer Slough are built on pilings to keep them dry during high tides. While in Juneau, I charted the Petersburg’s high tides that corresponded with sunrise for the entire summer. Then I waited for a high tide in the morning on a clear day. When all the events aligned, I flew […]
Petersburg, Alaska – Image 2449
Commercial fishing boats pack Wrangell Narrows in front of the fishing community of Petersburg. The town sits on Mitkof Island at the confluence of Wrangell Narrows and Frederick Sound, back dropped by the majestic Coast Mountains separating Southeast Alaska from Canada. This photo illustrates a card in my collection of blank 5×7 inch photo note […]