National Geographic Magazine published a conservation article about a controversial brown bear hunt in Katmai National Preserve. The Scott Dickerson photograph illustrating the piece shows a brown bear walking out of Kukaklek Lake with a salmon in its mouth moments before its death. On the bank behind the bear is a guide and two trophy hunters. The hunt is legally permitted, though many believe it’s ethically and scientifically wrong. If you are interested in seeing more you can visit an online gallery of Katmai Bear hunt photos here.

For an unknown reason several copies of the magazine I browsed did not contain the article.

Alaska Magazine chose a Scott Dickerson photo for the double page lead to their 2008 Fishing Outlook. The photo was taken aboard the fishing charter boat Grand Aleutian captained by David Bayes during an early morning run out into Kachemak Bay, Alaska.

Scott Dickerson’s photos of the Togiak Herring fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska illustrated an article in Alaska Magazine’s July 2007 issue. Twelve photographs across ten pages brought this unique commercial fishery to life. Most of the images were aerial views captured over two seasons when Scott spent roughly 150 hours flying above the action in a fish spotting airplane.