I’ve got a thing for the Alpine. The word deserves capitalization because, for me, it is more than a habitat, or geographic zone. It is these things, certainly, but it also has personality and character. I relish the time I get…
Getting High
Delirium
During my artist residency in Gates of the Arctic National Park this summer, I covered about 70 miles on foot and by packraft over 10 days. There were a lot of memorable days, but there was one, nearing the…
Mysteries and Mountaintops
I have caught myself a cold, and my brain is filled with that cotton-stuffed feeling. And today, though I try as hard as I can, I can’t seem to get any real work done. Queries sit around unwritten and…
Over the Noatak
Canon 5D iii, Canon 24-105 f4L IS, ISO 400, f8.0, 105mm, 1/640th sec, handheld. This August, for the third year in a row, I guided a canoe trip down the Noatak River in Gates of the Arctic National Park for Arctic…
Atop an Arctic Ridge
When I first saw the Kokolik River from the approaching bush plane, I was disappointed. The undramatic river flows quickly out of the Brooks Range and does not become large enough to float a canoe until it is well away…
Wild Places: Storm over the Kokolik River, Alaska
Today I launch a series of posts reliving my summer’s travels. Since I was woefully absent here throughout the summer, I’m now given the opportunity to make up for it. Starting right here on the Kokolik River. The Kokolik is…
Snow on the Kelly River
I’ve finally finished my summer guiding season. It was a demanding and rewarding. I visited some extraordinary places, met some remarkable people, and had at least three separate days so beautiful I was actually brought to tears. (I’m a softy…
Noatak River
Canon 5d Mark III, Canon 24-105 f4L IS @24mm, f11, 1/250th, ISO 200 I’ve had a really busy summer, with one more trip to the Brooks Range coming up in a few days. I’m just back from a 17 day…
Kongakut River
Canon 5D III, Canon 24-105 f4L, ISO 50, f14, 1/10th sec, tripod. I’ve just returned from leading a basecamp trip for Arctic Wild to the eastern portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge along the Kongakut River. We camped for a…
Argentina’s Ibera Wetlands III: Birds
Southern Lapwing. Normally side-light is ineffective for bird photography, it causes too much contrast, but this is my favorite image I made of this species. The early morning sunlight was soft enough to permit the unconventional lighting. Canon 5d III,…