Recently I had the pleasure of spending some time with Maggie Nylund, the owner of Magpie’s Bakery in Valdez. Besides the obvious appeal of her tasty baked goods, quiches and soup, she had a very interesting story to tell.
Maggie Nylund opened Magpie’s Bakery in November 2008. Prior to opening the bakery Nylund operated a wholesale [...]

Over the weekend, Ash and I checked out the new location of the Tap Root Cafe for the Anchorage Daily News. They will be moving into a space with four times the square footage of their previous location. The new venue will also have a much-needed full stage and 23 taps to begin with, with [...]

Yesterday, Ashley and I photographed the opening of the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center in the Anchorage Museum of History & Art. I went there knowing that I had two pieces in the new displays, but to my surprise I also had a 15×13 ft wall mural! The photo is a detail shot of ice fishing [...]

I’ve been in Valdez for the past few days for the Last Frontier Theater Conference. The Anchorage Opera sponsored me to come down and study acting and participate in a new workshop, acting for singers. It’s been humbling working with an amazingly talented group of artists, including Juliana Osinchuk, Nancy Caudill, Kim Estes and Darcy [...]

Ash and I are in Sitka, Alaska right now working with the Institute of the North on the Emerging Leaders Dialogue. More on that soon. But above are a few photos of our first day here.

This past month I have been introduced to a world that I never before knew existed – the world of charity auctions. I’ve seen everything from fast-talking, cowboy-boot wearing auctioneers to nervous high-school choristers singing to a room full of tuxes. And the events themselves have raised anywhere from $20,000 to $500,000.

Today, I photographed Anchorage’s city-wide Cleanup Day. Along with the dead moose, the crew also found a wallet and machete.