As soon as we found out we were moving to Alaska we knew we wanted to see whales while we were there. Since we took the ferry up there we were hoping we’d see whales […]
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life on film: valdez, AK
For Mother’s Day we headed down to Valdez. It was May so we figured we would camp, but when we checked the weather before leaving the forecast was calling for rain and snow. Welcome to […]
clarity + grain: April
A couple local photographers here in Fairbanks started a group called Clarity + Grain so those of us who love taking photos can get together. Their first meet-up was in April up at Murphy Dome […]
wanderlust: dori at wickersham dome
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine into trees.” John Muir Hiking is like breathing here in Alaska. There are trails around every turn, ready to […]
Film Photography Kickoff!
Photography has come a long way since it first began, but there is something satisfying about doing things old school. While I use digital cameras for most of my professional work, I love to use […]
finding my focus
As an Army family we get to travel the world. This is one of our favorite parts about military life; we love discovering and exploring every location we go to, from plains to desert to […]
little boys and alaskan light
With boys, you always know where you stand. Right in the path of a hurricane. Erma Bombeck You know the saying about how the cobbler’s children have no shoes? The same principle definitely applies to […]
frolicking in the (cold) park
I come from pioneer stock, developers of the West, people who went out into the wilderness and set up home with nothing but a pair of oxen. Joni Mitchell I photographed one of the most […]
new life on the plains
A baby is like the beginning of all things: wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities. Eda J. Leshan Of all the stages of babyhood, newborn is my favorite. Nothing compares to a fresh, new person […]
the northern lights
When I look at the northern lights … I see our ancestors dancing around a sacred fire, lighting the way for us when it’s time for us to cross over from this physical world and […]
love among the birch trees
I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines. Henry David Thoreau My first official […]
riding the alaska marine highway
My escape is just to get in a boat and disappear on the water. Carl Hiaasen We are a military family and that means we move. A lot. Thankfully we don’t mind it so much […]