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Bristol Bay exhibit opening video
As previously mentioned – I have an exhibit on display at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska now through June 26th, 2011. It is a collaboration with sculptor Maygen Jannetta. The opening reception was on April 15th, and for the event I put a GoPro HD camera up to shoot a still photo every few [...]
Read moreAerial photography in Alaska, May 21st
This post contains a selection of interesting photos from a recent aerial photoshoot from my powered paraglider (paramotor). I launched in the morning from the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska and flew across Kachemak Bay for about 45 minutes of flying around the mountains before returning to the spit. A fellow paramotorer, Bruce Petska, joined [...]
Read moreSurfing a winter blizzard in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Heavy freezing spray warnings come up in marine weather forecasts when the weatherman predicts the spray from waves will be freezing on boats at sea. Well, boats weren’t the only things encountering heavy freezing spray today on Cook Inlet in South central Alaska. Mike McCune and Gart Curtis were surfing a heavy shore break near [...]
Read moreSurfing Alaska in icy ’09
It’s ten minutes before midnight, maybe I’m having a case of midnight stoke, but I can’t help but share this photo. I jumped on the computer to check email before bed and accidentally glanced over the thumbnails for a recent surf session / photo shoot. January 5th, 2009. This shot caught my fancy, I hope [...]
Read moreFreshwater seals of Iliamna Lake photographed
It’s true! Iliamna Lake is home to one of two known freshwater seal colonies in the world. The only other documented seals living in freshwater are in Lake Baikal, Russia. Update: Since posting I’ve found reference to two other unique seals living in freshwater – Ladoga Seal and the Saimaa Ringed Seal. Commenters (see below) [...]
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