Hello Everyone! 2015 was a great, great year. Traveling took me from the North Slope of Alaska to the southern coast of Texas. Professionally I am headed back to the “real world” after completing my thesis in December, and will enjoying a married life by mid-summer! The images below are some of my Top Shots from 2015. If there was a blog post associated with the image I included it in the caption. I hope you enjoy.
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Aurora Borealis
The Aurora Borealis has become an addiction of mine, and these two particular some of my favorites from the season.
Sun-kissed Aurora, Fairbanks, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/the-sun-kissed-aurora/ ) Aurora and a moonset, Fairbanks, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/the-negative-40f-aurora-club/ )
Dog Sledding
Dog sledding in Alaska has been a tremendous treat, and there couldn’t be a better mentor than my friend Jeff Deeter at Black Spruce Dog Sledding.
George, taking a break on the trail. Fairbanks, Alaska “Picket” at the Crowberry Public Use Cabin, White Mountains, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/by-a-team-of-seven-into-heaven/ ) Landscapes
These array of landscape shots capture the beauty and phenomena of Alaska and beyond.
Alaska Range in the pre-dawn. Donnelly Creek, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/highlights-of-an-alaskan-bird-a-thon/ ) Inside Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/into-the-mouth-of-an-ice-beast/ ) Star-trails in a winter wonderland, Fairbanks, Alaska Windy day and a half moon at Polychrome Pass, Denali National Park, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/a-portrait-of-the-great-one/ ) Mount Denali Panorama, Denali National Park, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/a-portrait-of-the-great-one/ ) Matanuska Glacier, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/matanuska-glacier-peril/ ) Summer Solstice on the North Slope, Galbraith Lake, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/solstice-solitude-soliloquy/ ) Thunderstorm at the Lake, Minnesota (https://ianajohnson.com/thunderstorm-at-the-lake/ ) Wildlife
From the bottom of tide pools to the tops of mountains, it has been a great year to shoot wildlife!
Breaching Humpback Whale, Seward, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/a-whale-of-tale/ ) Anemone in a tide-pool. Homer, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/on-the-beaches-of-homer/ ) American Golden Plover, North Slope, Alaska Northern Hawk Owl, Dalton Highway, Alaska Caribou, Denali National Park Willow Ptarmigan, Denali Highway, Alaska Woodfrog, Fairbanks, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/a-wood-frog-blog/ ) Sandhill Crane Silhouette Ruby-throated Hummingbird Green-wing Teal, Porcupine River, Alaska (https://ianajohnson.com/go-when-the-river-says-go/ ) Cross Fox in Fort Yukon, Alaska. Flowers
Fireweed are iconic to Alaska, and I love how a single stalk seems to stand out above the others here.
A broad field of fireweed where one seems to stand out over the rest. A single white lily in Minnesota. Miscellaneous
The world reflected over and over in the heavy dew of summer. (https://ianajohnson.com/on-that-misty-minnesota-morn/ ) Top Video
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