Alaska’s rugged wilderness. One of the last truly wild places in the United States, this place offers every opportunity to find something new to explore. A lot of “firsts” happened for me in Alaska, especially in regards to my artistic journey and my career. It is where I learned mountaineering, where my love for rugged landscapes and little seen places was established, where I learned to climb in ice and snow, and where I captured my first photos that gained major publications and recognition. Without Alaska I would not be the artist or the human I have come to be. It is a place I hold dear to me.