Wild salmon over an open alder wood fire, a rainforest clearing, and 46 years of doing it the same way. Some experiences belong on every Juneau itinerary. Ready to plan your Juneau itinerary? Explore the Gold Creek Salmon Bake, the...
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Humpback whales return to Juneau's waters every spring. Here's how to plan around it and make the most of your time in Southeast Alaska. If whale watching is on your Alaska itinerary, timing matters. Juneau is one of the best...
by Carl Johnson, Owner Alaska Photo Treks When I first moved to Alaska, my idea of chasing the northern lights was to go out on any clear night in the winter and wait for the northern lights to dance. I...
by Carl Johnson, Owner Alaska Photo Treks Travel to see the aurora borealis has taken off considerably with the advent of digital photography and the explosion of information (and misinformation) available on social media. While there are plenty of blogs...
The sun is the driving force behind the aurora borealis. The sun goes through a roughly eleven-year cycle, where it transitions from a Solar Minimum to a Solar Maximum. We have a roughly 400-year understanding of what these cycles have...
This was the eighth year that owner Carl Johnson has led a five-night photo workshop up in the heart of Alaska's Arctic mountain range, the Brooks Range. Here are some highlights of what the group experienced and photographed during the...
Photograph winter sunsets from Beluga Point during the Twilight Photo Tour. Sony A7RII | FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM | 1/25 sec | f/8 | ISO 400 3 Ways to Photograph Winter Sunsets It’s a subject we never tire of: the...
How to Photograph Glaciers in Winter Glaciers are dramatic any time of year, but in winter they are surreal. Though more subtle when snow enfolds them, their blue heart shines through. It’s the density of ice that brings out this startling color. Longer...
How to Photograph Northern Lights in 10 Easy Steps To successfully photograph northern lights is an incredibly rewarding life experience. It can also be fraught with challenges, which are broken down into 10 manageable steps here. Be sure to read Winter...
Photographing ice flows on Turnagain Arm. Sony A7RII | FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA | 1/250 sec | f/8 | ISO 100 Extremes can make the scene, and from snowscapes to sky shows, ice fog to ice flows, the Alaska provides...