Site Visit - Nighttime Mushing Fun with Last Frontier Mushing Co-Op Chena Hot Springs Road northeast of Fairbanks gets a lot of traffic in the winter, from northern lights chasers to people visiting the Chena Hot Springs Resort. But quite often, people speeding down that road are missing out on one of its greatest [...]
Site Visit - Tonglen Lake Lodge We are always looking to expand our multi-day photography options. Before we can add a place to our repertoire, we like to make a visit. For this site visit, we wanted to explore a winter photo retreat option for classic Alaskan lodging near Denali National Park & Preserve. Through [...]
Top 30 Alaska Photography Subjects by Season Ever wondered when's the best time to photograph brown bear snatching salmon from a cascading falls... alpine meadows carpeted with wildflowers... northern lights whipping across the night sky... or tail slapping whales in a coastal fjord? Alaska provides scenes like these and so much more, but they're seasonal - [...]
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, intrepid spirit and all around cool person, Sherry Ott. It was fun showcasing the best [...]
One Simple Way to Improve Your Photos At the peak of film photography in 1999, Kodak estimated 80 billion photos were taken. According to Mary Meeker's annual Internet Trends report, an average of 1.8 billion were uploaded every single day during 2014. That totals an incredible 657 billion photos per year! No doubt about it, we're [...]
Special Places - The Visual Treasures of Seldovia, Alaska Founder and Guide, Jody Overstreet has traveled out of Anchorage to other Alaska locales a few times this season, including two trips to Seldovia. Throughout the year, Jody teaches, leads photo tours, and scouts interesting locations in and around Anchorage to include in our Sunset Photo Safari. When [...]
