You have booked your flight, made your hotel reservation, and are getting excited about your upcoming vacation to chase the northern lights. But what do you need to bring? We get a lot of inquiries about what people need when...
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Thirteen Ways to Work on Photography at Home We live in challenging times, with the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus around the globe and now with the United States surpassing the total number of infections of any other nation. Many people...
Sony sent their A-team [Alpha Collective] up to Alaska last fall for some fun shooting in various locations, including filming and photographing coastal brown bear in Lake Clark National Park. Alaska Photo Treks had the honor of hosting them during...
How to Photograph Alaska Wildlife No doubt about it, seeing and photographing wildlife is a main attraction for many visitors traveling to Alaska, but the state is large and finding them takes planning, patience and luck. The type of wildlife...
Adventures on Knik Glacier Standing barefoot atop ice formed from snow that fell more than 100 years ago, he stripped to board shorts while the guide tied a safety cable across his chest. The cable was a precaution against involuntarily...
One of the best things about being an Alaska photo tour guide is that it puts you in touch with so many interesting people. This past summer, I had the honor of chasing light in Anchorage with a full-time world traveler,...
Lone golden birch reflecting on Little Campbell Lake in September. Sony A7RII | FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA | 15 sec | f/18 | ISO 100 One Simple Way to Improve Your Photos At the peak of film photography in 1999,...
Girl photographing a field of lupine during the Sunset Photo Safari. Learn Photography on Tour in Alaska! The tickets are purchased, hotels booked, and you’re down to deciding what you want to do on your upcoming Alaska trip. It might not...
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...