Alaska Magazine selected several of Scott’s photos to illustrate a feature article on Richard Nelson. The article by Melissa DeVaughn, titled ‘Genuine Encounters’, profiles Nelson and his work on ‘Encounters’ a radio program that he creates (read the article online here). Scott has had the pleasure of being on several adventures around Alaska with Nelson over the years and also assisted Cinematographer Daniel Zatz in producing three video pieces with Nelson on camera. Please take a minute and visit the Encounters website and listen to one of the programs there if you have any interest in the wildlife and culture of Alaska you won’t be disappointed.

Article lead photo by author Melissa DeVaughn.

Richard Nelson holding a tiny wood frog near coldfoot Alaska.

Richard Nelson in Cordova, Alaska recording a radio program on shorebirds.

Richard Nelson on the Katmai Coast recording brown bear sounds.

Also in this issue of Alaska Magazine was a photo of a female ptarmigan on her nest. Scott took this image in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in springtime.

The October issue of Alaska Magazine featured a double page spread aerial photograph by Scott Dickerson. The image, taken in the spring, shows sea ice breaking up in Bristol Bay. The visual is striking as waves break the ice into smaller and smaller pieces. Viewed from an aerial perspective the process can be read like words on a page, albeit backwards in this case.