Resume

Photography Education

  • 1988 Intelligence Photography School, U.S. Navy, Yokosuka, Japan
  • 1990-94 Selected Photography Coursework, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Recognition

  • 2022 Artist-in-Residence, Shenandoah National Park, VA
  • 2022 Career Opportunity Grant, Alaska State Council on the Arts
  • 2021 Associate Fellow, International League of Conservation Photographers
  • 2021 Highly Honored, Polar Passion category, Nature's Best Photography International Awards
  • 2020 Second Place, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute photo contest
  • 2017 Daniel Housberg Wilderness Image Award for Excellence in Still Photography, Film, or Video (Alaska Conservation Foundation)
  • 2017 Silver Medal, “Green Living & Sustainability,” 2016 Nautilus Book Awards, for Where Water is Gold: Life and Livelihood in Alaska’s Bristol Bay
  • 2017 Gold Medal, “West-Pacific – Best Regional Non-Fiction,” 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards, for Where Water is Gold: Life and Livelihood in Alaska’s Bristol Bay
  • 2016 Two Honorable Mentions, North Pacific Research Board Photo Contest
  • 2014 Honorable Mention, Wilderness Forever Photography Competition, Nature’s Best Photography
  • 2010 Winner, “Environmental Issues” category, Windland Smith Rice International Awards
  • 2010 Artist Fellowship, Rasmuson Foundation
  • 2010 Winner, National Natural Landmarks Photo Contest, National Park Service
  • 2009 Artist-in-Residence, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
  • 2009 Artist-in-Residence, Badlands National Park, SD
  • 2009 Career Opportunity Grant, Alaska State Council on the Arts
  • 2007 Artist-in-Residence, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, AK
  • 2005 First Place, Scenics, Alaska Magazine Annual Photo Contest
  • 2004 Second Place, Sports & Events Competition, Professional Photographers of America
  • 2003 Best in Wildlife, Alaska WILD, Alaska Society of Outdoor and Nature Photographers
  • 2001 Best in Nature, Alaska WILD, Alaska Society of Outdoor and Nature Photographers

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2019 Nocturnal Pursuits: Chasing the Aurora, SteamDot Coffee, Anchorage, AK
  • 2017 Arctic Wonders, Anchorage Community Theater, Anchorage, AK
  • 2013 Where Water is Gold: A Photographic Journey of the Bristol Bay Region, Snow City Café, Anchorage, AK
  • 2011 Alaska’s Waters, Side Street Espresso, Anchorage, AK
  • 2010 Alaska: A Land Shaped by Water, Fireweed Gallery, Homer, AK 2010 Wildness in the West, Europa Café, Anchorage, AK
  • 2009 Icons of Alaska, Anchorage Visitor Information Center, Anchorage, AK 2008 Nature’s Details, Kinley’s Restaurant, Anchorage, AK
  • 2006 An Alaskan Autumn, Borders Books & Music, Anchorage, AK

Group Exhibitions

  • 2022, National Parks of the United States, R Gallery, Boulder, CO
  • 2014 Voices of the Wilderness; Juneau, Fairbanks, Anchorage, Sitka, Homer, Kenai, and Ketchikan, Alaska
  • 2011 Windland Smith Rice International Awards, Smithsonian Institute National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
  • 2001-2005, 2008 Alaska WILD, traveling exhibit, Alaska Society of Outdoor and Nature Photographers. NOTE: AlaskaWILD has exhibited in many locations, including the International Photography Hall of Fame, University of Minnesota Bell Museum, Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center, Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Valdez Museum

Publications

Personal Books

Where Water is Gold: Life and Livelihood in Alaska’s Bristol Bay (Braided River 2016)

Books

Our Arctic Nation (U.S. State Department, 2017) (contributing photos and essay); Briot, Alain, How Photographs are Sold: Stories and Examples of How Fine Art Photographers Sell Their Work (2014) (featured); Allen, Timo, Arctic Citadel: A History of Exploration in the Brooks Range Region of Northern Alaska (National Park Service 2013) (cover), Leippi, Sharon, Fire & Ice: Alaska - Baked, Blended & Sauteed (Frosty Books 2012), Nargi, Lela, Knitting Around the World (MBI Publishing 2011); Stadem, Catherine, The History of Theatre in Anchorage, Alaska 1915-2005: From a Wilderness Tent to a Multi-Million Dollar Stage (Edwin Mellen Press 2009) (cover); Alaska Park Science (National Park Service 2009); Bob Nicoll, Remember the Ice and Other Paradigm Shifts (Remember the Ice, LLC 2009) (cover)

Select Periodicals

Alaska, Alaska Beyond, Anchorage Daily News, Backpacker, The Daily Record (Scotland), Endless Vacation, High Country News, International Journal of Wilderness, Issues (Australia), Naturfreundin (Germany), National Geographic, National Parks, Nature Photographer, Nature’s Best Photography, Outdoor Photographer, PDN Magazine, Seattle Times, South Dakota, The Telegraph (London)

Selected Presentations

  • 2023, "Exploring Shenandoah," Shenandoah Photographic Society
  • 2020-23, "Nocturnal Obsession: Chasing and Photographing the Aurora Borealis," Alaska Prospectors (Anchorage), Color Country Camera Club (St. George, UT), Flatirons Photo Club (Boulder, CO)
  • 2022, "How Photography Helps us Develop Deeper Connections to Nature," Byrd Visitor Center, Shenandoah National Park, VA
  • 2022 "National Park Artist Residencies," Alaska Society of Outdoor and Nature Photographers
  • 2022 "Visions of Alaska," Princess Cruise Lines (Crown Princess)
  • 2020 “Ethical Wildlife Photography,” a Wildlife Wednesdays presentation for the Alaska Wildlife Alliance
  • 2017-19 “The Mystery of the Aurora Borealis” and “Alaska: Off the Beaten Path,” Enrichment Lecture, Princess Cruise Lines (Island Princess, Golden Princess and Royal Princess)
  • 2018 “Chasing & Photographing the Aurora Borealis,” webinar, North American Nature Photography Association
  • 2018 “The Mystery of the Aurora Borealis,” Eagle River Nature Center, Alaska
  • 2017 “Where Water is Gold: Alaska’s Bristol Bay,” Suquamish Museum, Washington
  • 2017 “Experience the World’s Greatest Sockeye Salmon Run,” Filson flagship store, Seattle
  • 2016 “Where Water is Gold,” Enrichment Lecture, Princess Cruise Lines, (Grand Princess, Crown Princess)
  • 2012 “Bristol Bay: Where Water is Gold,” Alaska Prospector’s Society, Anchorage, AK
  • 2011 “Get Inspired!” and “Creative Composition,” Anthony Robbins Platinum Partners, Zambia and South Africa
  • 2009 “Badlands and Rocky Mountain: Opportunities as a National Park Artist-in-Residence,” Alaska Society of Outdoor and Nature Photographers, Anchorage, AK
  • 2009 “Celebrating our Public Lands,” Denali Backcountry Lodge, Denali National Park, AK 2007 “Montana’s Flathead Valley,” Alaska Prospector’s Society, Anchorage, AK

Bibliography

Print Media

Broadcast Media

  • "How to Photograph the Northern Lights," Alaska Channel, 2021
  • Interview, “Daybreak,” KTVA, Anchorage, AK, July 19, 2017
  • “Outdoor Explorer,” Alaska Public Media, March 23, 2017
  • What’s Up Bainbridge,” Bainbridge Community Broadcasting, March 20, 2017
  • Interview, Around the Lens podcast, March 7, 2017
  • "New book 'Where Water is Gold' highlights the beauty of Bristol Bay," Interview, KDLG Radio, Dillingham, AK, June 24, 2016
  • Guest Appearance, “Wild West Alaska,” Animal Planet, Season 2, episode “Hell on Wheels,” 2014
  • Interview, “Morning Line,” KNBA Radio, Anchorage, AK, September 5, 2013
  • Interview, KDLG Radio, Dillingham, AK, July 23, 2013
  • Interview, “The Camille Conte Show,” Online Broadcast, Anchorage, AK, July 18, 2013
  • Interview, KDLG Radio, Dillingham, AK, May 29, 2013
  • Guide, “Wild Photo Adventures,” PBS, Season 4, Episode 10, 2013
  • Guest Appearance, “The Shannyn Moore Show,” KOAN Radio, Anchorage, AK, December 20, 2012
  • Interview, KEVN Black Hills FOX, May 2009

Collections

Private

  • Anchorage Grand Hotel, Anchorage, AK
  • Sedor Wndlandt Evans & Filippi, Anchorage, AK


Public

  • Moraine Park Visitor Center, Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Badlands National Park, Interior, SD
  • Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center, Fairbanks, AK

Clients

Tony Robbins, Getty Images, Princess Cruise Lines, National Park Service, Visit Anchorage, Alaska.org, Alaska Travel Industry Association, Great Land Trust

Affiliations

International League of Conservation Photographers (Associate Fellow), Alaska Society of Outdoor and Nature Photographers, North American Nature Photography Association, Professional Photographers of America, Nikon Pro Services, Alaska Tourism Industry Association, Visit Anchorage