Sharry Miller

Conservation Photography

This past few days I spent my time at the Westgate casino in Las Vegas, normally never an inspiring proposition, but this week I was inspired. I was attending the biennial Nature Photography Summit of the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA). About 300 student, amateur, and professional photographers had gathered to socialize, learn, share, buy gear, and be inspired. I was told that this was one of the smallest summits in years, and, as... Read more →

Peksulineq 2015

Rowan and I had the opportunity to travel to Tatitlek on Friday for the 21st annual Peksulineq Festival, a week-long celebration of Alaska Native cultural heritage for students from around Prince William Sound. The first time I went, about four years ago, visitors had a good opportunity to see what the kids and volunteer teachers had been working on all week - it was fabulous to see the art and crafts they'd been creating, as... Read more →

Pretty Pictures

Normally I like to turn my little adventures hiking or biking into stories to share with you, but I've written before about hiking the Pack Trail (here and here), and riding out of town on the Richardson Highway gets mighty redundant. So, rather than bore you, I thought I'd just share a few photos I took last week while out riding and hiking. Related articles No Need to Rewild on the Pack Trail Scrambling Like... Read more →

Savannah Photo Tour

The other day, I felt compelled to write about my trip to Savannah. Unfortunately, the post didn't provide me much opportunity to incorporate photos, so I thought today I'd just give you a little photo tour of my trip to the South. I didn't take as many photos as I normally do, partly because I was usually out walking around in the early to mid-afternoon. Terrible light for photography. Washed out everything. Clearly, I need... Read more →

Sky Delights

Last week I spent three days in eastern Prince William Sound helping run an oil spill response exercise. I finally had a chance to look through my pictures and consider what I wanted to share about this experience. For a variety of reasons, I don't normally write here about my work with the Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation, a habit I don't intend to change. As I scanned my photos, I decided that what struck... Read more →

Happy Friday

I interrupt coverage of Peru to bring you a special winter message from Valdez... Read more →

Goat Trail Hike

Have you ever noticed all the sounds wind makes as it travels through leaves? A dull, quiet roar through Devil's Club's oversized foliage, a dry rattling through autumn's aspen and cottonwoods, a soft hiss through spruce boughs. A windy forest is a very noisy place to hike. Add to all that wind noise the ever-present roar of the Lowe River, occasional Dopplerized vehicular whines on the highway, and the tumbling of numerous small rivulets and... Read more →

A Little More Summer

I am unwillingly acknowledging that Alaska's summer will be soon waning (I just can't bring myself to say ending), and I find myself wanting to share as much color as I can before the blue-white sets in. Enjoy. Read more →

Hello There

Happy faces wishing you a wonderful day. Read more →

Flowers for You

It's a rainy day in Valdez. I thought we all needed something pretty. Read more →