Bears

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

Grizzly bear photos Alaska brown bear mother sow nursing cubs Katmai Park.

Brown Bear Cubs and the Sows That Raise Them

Brown bear photo tour moment at Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park. A sow nursing her cubs – growling, purring, moaning. I can’t think of an animal I enjoy photographing as much as bears. They’re amazingly tolerant of us and all our frenetic clicking.

Alaska polar bear photo tours Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Polar bear walking across the frozen Arctic Ocean

Hey Folks, It’s probably a good time for another polar bear photo, don’t ya think? This young fella was curious enough to venture out, albeit cautiously, over the think, newly formed ice of the Beaufort Sea, to come in for a closer look. I wanted to get a nice low angle, and give a sense […]

Grizzly bear Alaska photo tours Katmai National Park.

2012 – A Year in Alaska in 8 minutes

An Expeditions Alaska Video Review

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 […]

Grizzly Bear by Moonlight

Hey Folks, Slowly catching up on image processing and whatnot after a full season of adventure. This year I ran a few new trips, which I’m looking forward to continue to explore over the coming years, but also enjoyed returning to some of the old favorite haunts. This image if from the Grizzly Bears in […]

Alaska brown bear Katmai National Park, Male bear Alaska.

Brown bear photos – Hallo Bay

Photos of bears from Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park, Alaska.

Katmai National Park Pebble Mine article bears fishing brooks Falls, Alaska.

Pebble Mine and Protecting Pebble Creek

Proposed Pebble Mine potentially affects all of us who visit the Alaska Peninsula and watch and photograph the coastal brown bears of Katmai National Park and Lake Clark and even Kodiak.

Grizzly bear photo tours Alaska Katmai National Park.

Brown bear photography

Join us in Katmai National Park to photograph brown bears in their natural habitat as they fish for spawning sockeye salmon. This post shares insights from years of observing individual bears, their unique personalities, and practical tips for staying safe and attuned in bear country. Perfect for wildlife photographers and nature enthusiasts alike.

Katmai National Park brown bear male standing. Alaska bears.

Grizzly Bear Standing

One of the photos I really want is a big grizzly bear standing upright, with a nice background. I’ve been fortunate enough to have a few opportunities, and unfortunate enough to blow every single one of them. This one got close.

Arctic Skies, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska.

Grizzly bears on caribou carcass, Denali National Park, Alaska

A rare encounter in Denali National Park led to hours photographing a grizzly sow and her two cubs feeding on a caribou carcass. After a missed wolf sighting and a lucky break from the bus driver, the experience became one of my most memorable wildlife photography days in Alaska.