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.

Pat Klouda, Alaskan Pioneer. The glasses are vintage.

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.

One of the great things about living in Anchorage has to be the people. Not just the normal people who drink Starbucks and shop at Costco, but the crazy people who like to race outhouses and run with a herd of reindeer down 4th avenue. Sure, Fur Rondy has the snow sculpture competition and the [...]

On a recent assignment covering the Award ceremony of the 2009 Walter J. Hickel award to Willie Hensley, I couldn’t help but take notice that the general tone of the room changed with each speaker. I found myself fascinated by the somewhat embarrassing stories each speaker told of their friend Willie, as he sat [...]