Alaska has been my home for nearly 30 years, and its epic landscape continues to lure me, both personally, and professionally as a freelance stock and assignment photographer.
I grew up in a small town in southern Wisconsin, surrounded by the rolling hills of green farmland and hardwood forests. Adolescent curiosities and dreams of the future turned my vision north, and at age eighteen I ventured to Alaska—that seemingly mythical realm of adventure and land of extremes. I am not unlike many northern sojourners, lured to Alaska for reasons of intrigue and fascination, and compelled to remain by its giant space and rugged wilderness. Adventure is the seed of discovery, and Alaska is a place fertile and rich with opportunities for both.
Alaska’s natural world serves as a gateway into ubiquitous photographic material, from which I have sampled abundantly, but it is the layers and depth of its landscapes that now lure me most. While style is often found in the rear view mirror, I know that my long-time fascination with color and light, two fundamental aspects of painting and photography, weave their way into what may be descriptive of my work. I’m constantly intrigued by the influence of one upon the other.
My professional career is best summarized by nearly 30,000 images that span the last 17 years. These images are marketed through my business stock photography website www.alaskaphotographics.com and they represent isolated moments in a fluid journey across Alaska’s vibrant landscape. Some are the result of serendipity, some of extensive planning and scouting, but all tell a small part of larger story. The process of their creation has been a voiceless, but not silent teacher, and I as the student am perpetually exhorted that the gift of seeing requires more than the eyes that see.
I’ll be sharing some visual goods and comments about my ventures here so stop back often and let this be your virtual Alaska.
Thanks for visiting,
AlaskaPhotoGraphics
2923 Moose Mountain Road
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709
907.750.4065
Business office hours: 8am to 5pm Alaska Time (4 hours behind NY)
by Patrick Endres
10 comments
Marissa Tabbada - Thanks, Patrick. Yes they do produce nice engagement books. I still have my 2007 Alaska Time diary with your Chilkoot River shot in it.
Patrick - Marissa,
I don’t publish that type of calendar, but there is an Alaska company that publishes two of that genre and they are very nicely done. I usually have a handful of photos in their engagement calendars. Check them out http://www.alaskacalendars.com/2.htm
Marissa Tabbada - It really is a lovely calendar. Any plans to release something in the book/planner with weekly photos format in the manner of Sierra Club’s? I’d buy it. ;p
Eli Mitchell - Sorry, I meant the 2012 calendar in the last post.
Eli Mitchell - If you make another calendar for 2010 already, then what will you do with the next 2 years of shots that you take?
Patrick - Thanks Wyoma.
Eli, yes unfortunately, it will get back from the printer sometime in May, then put in stores for the summer tourist shopping. However, a bulk of the sales are more local and happen in Oct-Dec. Some even publish earlier than mine. By the way, I might be bringing another calendar on line for 2012, more on that later.
Eli Mitchell - I looked at the PDF and it is an excellent collection of photos. Even a couple I haven’t seen yet.
Do you really have to make your calendar this early? I’m only on page 2 of 12 on your 2010 calendar, and the tourists won’t be coming all that soon (not like they’re the only ones that will buy it…).
Wyoma Knight - Wow, amazing photos, I’d buy this calander
Patrick - At least a beer Jon, but more than that if you get to Fairbanks, you better give a shout. You’ve got too many calendars already
Jon Cornforth - Do I get a free calendar for voting for the winning image? At least a beer next time I am in Fairbanks?