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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Bad Weather – Good Photo Ops Most of May was stellar, but the final week took a decided dip toward crummy. The month closed with smoke from forest fires blowing in from the Kenai Peninsula, followed by rain, windstorm, and temperatures cool enough to...