Daniel Glenn Photographer After retiring from a career in project management in Maryland, I was looking for a change. After visiting Alaska and experiencing the state’s natural beauty, my wife and I decided to move to Wasilla in 2017 to begin a new chapter in our lives. Nature photography is my passion. Although I still…
Sergius Hannan Photographer Growing up in Homer, Alaska, I’ve always been surrounded by beauty. I didn’t quite realize what I had until I left for college in Minnesota, where I earned a biology degree. Upon my return to Alaska, I fell in love with the landscapes and wildlife around me. Eager to capture and share…
Jill Marshall came to Alaska in 1975 for a 3-month stay that never ended. She lives in Fairbanks where her design studio, Marshall Arts, is located. Her artwork blends her love of Alaska with her love of the wildness of the people and places. You can see these themes woven throughout her paintings. Jill works…
Myron Wright, Anchorage, Alaska Mr. Wright graduated from college in May 1970. Upon arriving in Alaska in 1971 as a commercial pilot and certified flight instructor, he began working in the aviation industry. His deep interest in photography and fascination with the beauty and vastness of the Alaska he saw from the air soon led…
Julie Jessen, Eagle River, Alaska. I don’t know if photography feeds my travel habit or if travel feeds my passion for photography. Either way, getting outside to explore nature, new places, and familiar locations with camera in hand brings me joy. I began this journey more than 20 years ago when I was handed a “real”…
Aurora Dora, Talkeetna, Alaska. My passion for photography started when my mother gifted me my first camera, a Rolleiflex, when I was six years old. My photography style and technique go back to the film camera era and single exposures. I relocated from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Alaska in 2001. I fell in love with…
Ray Bulson, Eagle River, Alaska. As a nature lover, Alaska has been a lifelong dream of mine. My first visit was in 2000 to Gates of the Arctic and Denali National Parks. I remember being mesmerized by the sights outside the airplane window during the flight to Anchorage. Sensing my excitement, an Alaskan resident sitting…
Vladimir Zhikartsev Fairbanks Since 1996, Alaska has been my permanent residence, where I live and work as a painter, ice sculptor, and art instructor. Drawing inspiration from the geographical and cultural continuities between Alaska and the Russian Far East, I strive to convey the lavish majesty of the North. I use watercolors and prefer painting…
Brent Reynolds, Chugiak, Alaska. My love for photography began after visiting an Ansel Adams exhibit in Yosemite National Park. The way he created and captured emotion in the stillness of a photograph fascinated me, and since then, I’ve wanted to both explore and share the wonders of the natural world with a camera. There isn’t…
Jackie Sawyer, Anchorage, Alaska. I work as a Dental Hygienist but am passionate about wildlife photography. Raised in Alaska, I spent my youth and adult life enjoying the Alaskan outdoors. When my daughters moved out ten years ago, I had the time to pursue photography more seriously. I never lack photographic opportunities due to Alaska’s…