I had the pleasure of covering Alaska’s crazy three-way senate race on election day for the New York Times. The majority of the focus was on Murkowski’s historic write-in campaign and her Tea-Party backed republican challenger Joe Miller. In the end the “write-in” votes lead, but only time will tell how many of those are [...]

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 [...]

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.

A few from the ceremonial start of the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. My experience this year was cut short by a little problem with some red tape, but I still managed to have fun and make a few pictures that I am happy with.