Ronn Murray, Fairbanks, Alaska. Ronn fell in love with photography in 2007 while working over the summer in California to pay his way through college. Later that year, he moved to Anchorage, Alaska, to follow his dream of becoming a professional photographer. It was then that he captured his first image of the Northern Lights…

Dave Parkhurst, Anchorage, Alaska.

Jody Overstreet, Anchorage, Alaska. I consider myself an Alaska-grown nature lover and visual and literary storyteller. I’ve spent most of my life outdoors, inspired by the natural world’s moods and forms. I see nature as the supreme artist with whom I strive to co-create. I aim to spend time in place, observing light, lines, and…

Fred Hirschmann, Glacier View, Alaska. After eleven years working as a park ranger in Yellowstone, Everglades, Yosemite, Bryce Canyon, Death Valley, Petrified Forest, Voyageurs, and Lake Clark National Parks, I “retired” and returned to Alaska to photograph the coffee table books Bush Pilots of Alaska and Alaska’s National Parks. Now, seventeen books later, my wife,…

Carl Johnson, Anchorage, Alaska. I moved to Alaska in 1999, having previously lived in six states and one U.S. territory as a military dependent and serving in the Navy. I received my first formal photography training in the Navy, emphasizing a photojournalistic style. My love for nature photography grew from guiding in the Boundary Waters…

Matthew Quaid Anchorage, Alaska. I was born and raised in Anchorage and developed a love for being outside at a young age. When I started taking pictures, I quickly became hooked on capturing my adventures to share with friends and family. I began spending more and more time outside, sometimes sitting for hours to study…

Daryl Pederson, Anchorage, Alaska. I grew up in Sterling, Alaska, and began my professional photography career after graduating from high school. The ocean is where I find the most of what to love about life on earth, and I dedicate half of the year playing in, on, and around it. In the winter months under…

Sean Neilson, Gustavus, Alaska. I caught the urge to take pictures many years ago while working a summer job in Yellowstone National Park. The natural beauty I witnessed there made me want to share it with others. I began with a borrowed Nikon FM, and after taking thousands of bad photos, I finally started to…

Tom Walker, Denali Park, Alaska. I live near Denali National Park and have made my home in Alaska for 53 years, mostly self-employed as a nature photographer and writer. Alaskans are dabblers in varied skills and job descriptions, and I am no different, having also taught college courses in journalism, worked as a carpenter, military…

Michael Quinton Slana, Alaska. I’ve been obsessed with wildlife as long as I can remember, and at 16 I purchased a camera and telephoto lens with my first paycheck. It was the intimate contact with animals that captured my attention. After several years of photographing in Yellowstone country, I headed north for a place less…