Nature Photography

Notes of all things about nature photography. Your basic “nature photography tips and tricks” collection of articles.

We have blog posts and articles on taking photos in the backcountry, hiking with camera gear, questions about gear, and suggestions to help make your photos a little better.

As always, if there’s a particular related subject you’d like to learn more about I highly recommend subscribing to The Newsletter. And feel free to send me a note and ask questions if you like.

Wrangell Mountains and Alaska star trails and northern lights photo Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Northern Lights & Winter in Arctic Alaska

Hey Folks I am just now back from a trip to the arctic looking for the northern lights; 4 of us went north of Fairbanks, to the Brooks Range, and spent a dark, cold week rambling around the mountains, enjoying what is ordinarily an incredible place; in the winter, a unique and somewhat amazing experience. […]

Alaska polar bear trips ANWR Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska.

Polar Bear Cub Photo

Hey Folks, I just got back from 10 days in the arctic, photographing polar bears. Amazing creatures to watch and be around. We were lucky to have a few opportunities with mothers and their cubs (mostly 2 year olds). This particular afternoon we found a young sow and her cubs of the year (born this […]

Backpacking trip Seven Pass camera review Alaska.

Nikon Coolpix L22 – Backpacking Photography Gear

Hey Folks, Just editing some of my files from this past summer, and I ran across this picture from our August Iceberg to Bremner Mines trek in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. I shot this photo with my little Nikon pocket camera, a Nikon Coolpix L22. I started carrying a point and shoot (P&S) this summer, […]

Adult bald eagle photo, landing in snow, Alaska.

2013 Alaska Bald Eagle Photo Tour

Hey Folks, Photographers, think about heading on up to Alaska in November, 2013 and join me for the bald eagle photo tour there. It’s a weeklong trip, based out of Haines, Alaska, all accommodation and ground transport included, and we’ll spend the week shooting the world famous bald eagle congregation. Every fall, as many as […]

Nissan Frontier pickup truck on McCarthy Road in harsh winter conditions, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Alaska Winter Driving and Travel Information for Photographers

Hey Folks This year (2013) seems to definitely be the year that photographers want to head north to photograph the northern lights here in Alaska; the number of websites that have suddenly added an “Alaska Northern Lights Photo Tour” to their schedule seems to have tripled in about 6 months. That, and considering the number of […]

Grizzly bear Alaska photo tours Katmai National Park.

2012 – A Year in Alaska in 8 minutes

An Expeditions Alaska Video Review

Bald eagle photo, Haines Alaska, Chilkat River.

Image of the Month, Dec 2012: Bald Eagle Take-off

Hey Folks, Welcome back! I’ve just returned from a photo trip to Haines, Alaska, photographing bald eagles along the Chilkat River, in the famed Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. Had an awesome, awesome trip, met a lot of cool people, and got some nice images. Anyone wanna join me there next year? The bald eagles are […]

ANWR polar bears playing on ice Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska.

Polar Bears Playing on the Ice

Hey Folks, A week in arctic Alaska, photographing Nanuq, the magnificent polar bear? An awesome, awesome trip. I took 3 people up earlier this month for a fantastic week, where we were so lucky to get to spend time up close and personal with polar bears; literally, dozens and dozens of polar bears. US F&WS […]

Alaska brown bear Katmai National Park, Male bear Alaska.

Brown bear photo – Hallo Bay

Hey Folks, Just returned from a brown bear photo tour over to Katmai National Park, where we photographed brown bears at Hallo Bay and Kukak Bay; we were super lucky to get some great light, great bears, and some really cool photo opportunities. This young bear was hanging around a pile of driftwood in Hallo […]

Image of the Month – Alaska Aurora borealis photo

Hey Folks Image of the Month for May (sheesh, is it May already?), 2012 is an Aurora borealis photo from one of the norther lights photo tours earlier this year. We were treated to some great lights, and had a blast watching and photographing the aurora. Good times, and I’m already taking bookings for these […]

Featured

Photo Tours

What We Do

Where We Go

Portfolios

Tours

Nature Photography

Carl

Rachel

Trevor

Rhane