Wildlife Photography

Blog posts from our Alaska Wildlife Photo Tours.

Any issues related to wildlife photography such as environmental factors, land management agency concerns, technical issues with wildlife photography, and other wildlife notes. And of course, photos of bears, moose, caribou, wolves, birds, squirrels, and more.

Grizzly bear cub twins

Hey Folks, Even though they might only be little, grizzly bear cubs are pretty bold – bold enough to climb on a stick and poke their tongue out at my camera. They know full well, of course, that their mother outweighs me by several hundred pounds, is a coupla yards quicker than my aged legs […]

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Female brown bear chasing salmon in the shallows of Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska.

Bear Claws; black, polar and grizzly bear claws

A photo showing the different size and shapes of claws from various species of American bears. From left to right, the claws are: black bear, polar bear, grizzly bear, coastal brown bear or Kodiak bear.

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Brown bear males fighting Hallo bay, Katmai National Park.

Brown bears fighting – IOM Sep 2021

mazing weather for the duration of the trip, and some really, really great bear photography experiences.

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Polar bear cub in snow – IOM June 2021

A curious young polar bear takes a look at our photo tour, ANWR, Alaska.

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Panoramic brown bear fishing.

Brown bear fishing – IOM, May 2021

Alaska brown bear fishing for spawning Sockeye salmonin Katmai National Park and Preserve.

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Return to the Great Bears

A much anticipated return to Katmai in the summer of 2021 to photograph the great Brown Bears of the region. Super excited to catch more of this great bear action.

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polar bear mother and cub at sunset.

Favorite Images, 2019

Hey Folks Wrapped up another year, and to start off the new year, here’s a look back at some of our favorite images from 2019. And we look forward to making a whole lot more, along with a veritable bevvy of more fun photos, this year. Enjoy,

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A bald eagle approaching directly at me, in light snow, Chilkat River, Haines, Alaska.

Favorite Photos, 2018

A collection of favorite images from 2018 with Carl Donohue and Expeditions Alaska. Polar bears, brown bear, aurora and bald eagles.

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Alaska polar bear rolling on snow in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska.

Polar bears and the Arctic

Click the above image to view a larger version of the photo. Hey folks, A little known fact, but an important one. Particularly if you’re a penguin. “Arktos” is an an ancient Greek word for “bear”. “Arctic” is a reference to bear.

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Silhouette of Alaska polar bear Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska

Favorite Photos 2017

A short selection of photos from Expeditions Alaska’s 2017 trips. All images taken by your Expeditions Alaska guides on real, actual trips. Tonsa’ fun. Come on out and give one a try.

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