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A Lost Year?
A Lost Year?
January 7, 2025

It is that time of year when photographers share their favorite images and the stories behind them. Instead, I find myself reflecting on what kind of year 2024 was; in fact, what the last 18 months have been like for me as a photographer...

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Favorites from 2022
Favorites from 2022
January 12, 2023

With 18,307 images captured (and still on my hard drive) from 2022, you might think it is a little challenging to select a few favorites from the year. But for me, selecting a core group of favorite images involves more than selecting images that I think are technically good or creatively compelling...

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2020-21 Aurora Season Recap
2020-21 Aurora Season Recap
May 17, 2021

The sun is the source of the energy that produces the aurora borealis. It goes through a roughly eleven-year cycle, transitioning from Solar Minimum to Solar Maximum and back to Solar Minimum again...

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Aurora Adventure in the Alaskan Interior
Aurora Adventure in the Alaskan Interior
March 10, 2021

When it comes to photographing the aurora borealis in Alaska, I think the two best areas to do it are in the vicinity of Anchorage in the Southcentral region, and up in the Brooks Range, our northern-most mountain range...

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How to Chase and Shoot the Aurora
How to Chase and Shoot the Aurora
December 10, 2020

Alaskans tend to take advantage of their long days in the summer by getting out and hiking, biking, camping, and fishing. We savor the opportunity to have six hours of sunlight to enjoy on a weekday after the work day is done...

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A Decade of Discovery
A Decade of Discovery
January 7, 2020

For the past several years, I have conducted a year-in-review of my photography. Now, I take a look back at a decade. It was, as the title says, a decade of discovery. But it was also, for me as an artist, a decade of growth...

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