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Patrick J. Endres

Welcome to my photography blog. Alaska has been my home for nearly 30 years, and its epic landscape continues to lure me, both personally, and professionally as a freelance photographer. Let this be your virtual “Alaska”. I’ll be posting some visual goods and technical comments about my ventures. Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter

Over the next few weeks I'll share some of the amazing sights from my recent one month trip to Antarctica.

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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Festival of Native Arts, Fairbanks

Yup’ik Miracle Drummers and DancersCanon 1Ds Mark III, 300mm f2.8L IS, 1/250 sec @ f2.8, ISO 1250
The Yup’ik Miracle Drummers and Dancers perform at the Festival of Native Arts in Fairbanks, Alaska. The group are tradition bearers from the Yup’ik culture and have been performing together since 1994, promoting drug and alcohol free communities.

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Festival of Native Arts, Fairbanks

Canon 1Ds Mark III, 70-200mm f2.8L, 1/160 sec @f2.8, ISO 1250 w/off camera flashInu-Yupiaq dancers at the 2009 Festival of Native Arts, Fairbanks, Alaska
The annual festival of native arts, which celebrates native culture, art and dance began last night in Fairbanks, and runs through Saturday evening. Each year, there is a representation of native groups...

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Website revisions

After lots of tweaking and coding, a number of revisions to my website are now live. It’s a never-ending process, and these tweaks are largely visual. A new home page now is more photo-heavy, with a rotating image environment for those that want to linger and watch. Next will be some revisions of the galleries,...

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2009 Limited North American sled dog race

Dogs race along the track at the Limited North American sprint dog race, Fairbanks, Alaska.Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm f4L IS, 1/800 sec @ f10, ISO 400

Sprint dog racing is in full swing in Fairbanks this time of year, even as the long distance mushers work their way towards Nome on the Iditarod. The Limited...

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Winter shadows

Mid day shadows across birch trees, Fairbanks, AlaskaCanon 1Ds Mark III, 400mm f5.6L, 1/15 sec @ f32, 100 ISO
Fresh snow has cleansed the ground of the boreal forest surrounding my house, and the stark mid day shadows cast by the strengthening sun create a pattern of contrast. For some altitude, I took this...

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2009 Mulit-Block Ice Art Winner

I’ve been photographing the World Ice Sculpting Championships in Fairbanks for 15 years. Throughout this time, many amazing sculptures have been created by artists from all over the world. One in particular stands out to me, and the numerous fist place medals to his name attest to his talents. Fairbanks sculptor Vladimir Zhikhartsev, originally from...

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More Ice Sculptor portraits

The Multi-block ice sculpting event is in full swing, and will end on Friday, March, 6. During a few visits, I’ve attempted to capture some portraits of the sculptors at work. While it is not challenging to grab a few token shots, it is difficult to create light, spontaneously, as the sculptors are working.
Medium size...

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2009 Single Block Ice Art

Single block ice sculptures at the World Ice Art Championships, Fairbanks, Alaska.

Single block ice sculptures at the World Ice Art Championships, Fairbanks, Alaska.
These are comparison shots of the same ice sculpture. The first frame shows the work in progress and the second frame shows the detail enhanced when lit at night with colored lights. The...

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2009 Ice Art

Mongolian sculptors Rashaanjav Tuvshintur and Tserendash Batmunkh created an abstract single block sculpture titled “Evolution” for the 2009 World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska. With the single block competition complete, the Multi-block competition begins March 1 and concludes on March 6, 2009. Four person teams will carve and sculpt massive ice sculptures to be...

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