“In Alaska, I found a wilderness that touched my soul and filled me with awe and reverence for the natural world.” - John Muir
Often called the "last frontier", Alaska truly is unique among states, with a vast wilderness unmatched anywhere else, and iconic wildlife in unbelievable abundance. I was fortunate to spend ten days there in the summer of 2023, primarily photographing brown (grizzly) bears in Katmai and Lake Clark national parks. It was an experience I shall never forget, and one I hope someday to repeat. To read a brief essay on my time among the bears, please see The Kahunas of Katmai.
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I own this place... Katmai National Park, Alaska (Image AK-1)
Grizzly Grapple (Image AK-2)
Mt. Redoubt, an active volcano near Homer, Alaska (Image AK-3)
Harbor seals, Resurrection Bay, Alaska (Image AK-4)
Bears are more interested in fish than people, Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-5)
Resurrection Bay coastline, near Seward, Alaska (Image AK-6)
Sow teaching her cubs to clam, Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-7)
Sea Otter resting in Resurrection Bay, Alaska (Image AK-8)
Don't disturb my nap! Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-9)
Shooting bears on the beach, Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-10)
Snoozing after a hard morning of fishing, Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-11)
And I was having such a nice dream! Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-12)
Who the heck are you? Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-13)
Two boars scouting for salmon, Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-14)
Bear portrait, Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-15)
The one that didn't get away! Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-16)
Basking Stellar Sea Lions, Resurrection Bay, Alaska (Image AK-17)
This is MY beach! Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-18)
Is that a photographer I smell? Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-19)
Sea Otter praying, Resurrection Bay, Alaska (Image AK-20)
Old Crooked Nose, Katmai, Alaska (Image AK-21)
Mamma and her cubs, Lake Clark, Alaska (Image AK-22)
Fuzzy Wuzzy, Lake Clark, Alaska (Image AK-23)
Cubs of the Year (COY), Lake Clark, Alaska (Image AK-24)
Coastal brown bear, Lake Clark, Alaska (Image AK-25)
Keep your distance! Lake Clark, Alaska (Image AK-26)
Where are the clams? Lake Clark, Alaska (Image AK-27)
Kittiwake nest, Resurrection Bay, Alaska (Image AK-28)
