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Violinist, Audrey Salmon (Photographed in the studio with a small soft box on the subject, two small umbrellas illuminating the backdrop, and a 24-105 mm lens)
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Paralegal, Dena Bryant, at the law firm of Feldman Orlansky & Sanders, Anchorage, Alaska (Photographed on location with available light, a Vivitar 283 inside a small Chimera soft box, and a 70-200 mm lens)
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Visual artist, Susan Joy Share, with her installation at the Out North Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
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Garden fairies, Catie & Bridget, Anchorage (Photographed with a 24-105 mm lens)
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Bill stops for ice cream for his wife and himself in Sterling on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska (Photographed with a 24-105 mm lens)
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Brandi Mayfield, framer and Blaines Frame Shop, Anchorage (Photographed with available light and a 24-105 mm lens)
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Harry Crawford, candidate for US Congress, Anchorage, Alaska (Photographed with available light and a 70-200 mm lens)
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Pregnant friends Jen and Erin (Photographed with a large Chimera softbox and a 24-105 mm lens)
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Kerri, of Kerri’s Katering in Juneau, prepares her famous shrimp dip at the Anchorage Guest House in Anchorage (Photographed with a single large Chimera soft box and a 24-105 mm lens)
Bristol Bay Set Netting
Bristol Bay is synonymous with salmon and is one of the world’s best sources for wild salmon. Each June and July, southwest Alaska hosts local and seasonal commercial and subsistence set net fishermen as they head out to the banks of the Nushagak River to set their nets with hopes of intercepting red, silver, pink and king salmon headed to the spawning grounds in the upper Nushagak and Mulchatna Rivers. These men and women work long hours around the clock while sneaking in only a few hours sleep between sets. “Bed head” takes on a whole new meaning as crew members often stretch out on the deck exposed to the wind, rain and chill. In a short six weeks, a crew member can take home between $3,000 and $6000. In a poor year the same fisherman can be lucky to break even. Still they come, year after year, in hopes of grabbing a small piece of the one of the most prolific fish bonanza’s on earth. -Clark
