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An Alaskan coastal brown bear digs for clams in the tidal mudflats of Chinitna Bay, on a misty spring morning. Before the salmon run hits the rivers, the bears--fresh from their winter hibernation--gorge themselves on clams and protein-rich sedge grasses. The mountains of the Kenai Peninsula coast show through the mist.

My start in photography began when my older brothers built a darkroom in our basement. The first time I watched a photo magically emerge from a blank sheet of photo paper so enthralled me, I didn't move the sheet from the developing tray to the stop bath. I watched until the photo went nearly black! But I was hooked. I learned much, studied photography and journalism in college, and loved shooting nature and sports, and manipulating photos in the darkroom. The digital darkroom has now replaced the chemical one, but the magic of capturing moments of meaning and creating beautiful photos continues. I hope you find inspiration from my work and enjoy it as much as I enjoy producing it. “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a...