I’ve just returned from a guiding a five day trip to the coast of Katmai National Park. While it is an amazing place (and I’ll be leading another trip there next year if anyone want to join me), where it…
On Storytelling Images
New Workshop! The Bears of the Katmai Coast
Quick post to let you all know about a new photo workshop I’ll be offering in July of 2018. It’s a 5-day wilderness trip, (plus an optional add-on day), that will carry us to a remote corner of the dramatic…
New Publication and Newsletter News!
Just a quick update: I’ve recently been asked to contribute at ExpertPhotography, a great online instructional site. My first piece, about the art of bird photography, has just been published today. Since this is my first article there, I’d love…
Wiseman, Alaska March 2017 – Aurora Tour Trip Report
I spent the last week leading a photo tour to one of my favorite places in the state of Alaska: Wiseman. This gold-rush era village of log cabins and scattered and rusting mining equipment, lies in the southern Brooks Range,…
Crossing the Swamp
There is a trail near my home that I know intimately. During the long winter of Alaska’s interior, I ride my fat bike along the trail’s 7 mile length about three times a week. I know it by the low…
Announcing New Tours Site!
Just launched! My new site dedicated to guiding services and your ticket to the best photography, natural history, and wilderness trips in Alaska. 100% customized, small-group itineraries, from extended backcountry adventures to single evenings watching the aurora borealis around a campfire.…
2015 in Review- Video
Something new for my review this year: And sorry about the lack of posting on this blog. I’ve been dedicating most of my posts to my new site at www.david-w-shaw.com, but that might change in the near future. Guess you’ll…
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – Jago and Aichilik Rivers
It’s a little late in coming, but here is a gallery from my first Arctic Wild trip of this season, a packrafting trip in the Jago and Aichilik Rivers in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Enjoy! Also want to remind…
Announcing David-W-Shaw.com!
Exciting news folks. I am currently going through a re-branding effort and redirecting the emphasis of my work. After reassessing my passions, priorities, and niches over the last year, I’ve decided to make some changes. Most notable is that I’ve…
New Campaign and Other News
I have been woefully neglectful of this blog over the past couple of months. Sorry. First the trip to South America, then led an aurora tour up to the Brooks Range and now a surprisingly crazy April with lots of…