Alaska Photos and Stock Photography

Dwarf fireweed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Chugach Mountains and Chugach National Forest

Drummers of Nagsragmiut Inupiat dancers WEIO

Aerial of Herring fishery in Sitka Sound

Commercial fisherman Bill Webber and salmon

Mountain lake, Harding Ice Field, Kenai Fjords National Park

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Kayakers among icebergs

Kayaking among icebergs from the Columbia Glacier, Lupine wildflowers, northern Prince William Sound, southcentral, Alaska.

Commercial fisherman Bill Webber and salmon

Commercial fisherman Bill Webber exalts in his catch of the world famous Copper River sockeye salmon during a drift gill net opener on the Copper River Delta flats, near Cordova, Alaska.

Polar bear rolls in snow to clean fur

Polar bear covers its face with its large paws while rolling in the snow on an island in the Beaufort Sea on Alaska's Arctic coast.

Brown bear fish at Brooks Falls

Brown bears fish for salmon at the Brooks River falls in early morning light, Katmai National Park, southwest, Alaska.

Purple Aurora borealis and stream

Purple northern lights reflect in a stream in the Alaska Range, Interior, Alaska.

Aerial of Herring fishery in Sitka Sound

2006 Herring Sac Roe commercial fishing fleet during the second opener in Sitka Sound.

Mountain lake, Harding Ice Field, Kenai Fjords National Park

Mountain pond and the Exit Glacier and Harding Ice Field, Kenai Fjords National Park, Kenai Peninsula, southcentral, Alaska.

Underwater photo of red salmon

Red salmon or "sockeye" in spawning phase (red body and green head) in a small stream in the Alaska mountains.

Aerial of Brooks Range

Aerial of dramatic clouds spilling light over the Philip Smith Mountains in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Brooks Range mountains, Alaska.

First snowfall on Fairbanks hillside

Early snowfall in the boreal forest in the hills surrounding Fairbanks, Alaska.

Aurora over snow covered spruce trees

Aurora borealis over a snow loaded boreal forest of Spruce trees, Interior, Alaska.

Kayaking Bear Glacier Lagoon

Sea kayaking among icebergs in Bear Glacier Lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park, southcentral, Alaska.

Raven over misty forest

Raven flies through spruce trees in the morning fog, Denali National Park, Interior, Alaska.

Aerial of Easter creek and Killik River

Aerial of the Brooks Range mountains, Arctic Alaska. confluence of Easter Creek and Killik River, Gates of the Arctic National Park.

Couple paddles canoe in Wonder Lake

Denali, Denali National Park, Interior, Alaska

Cow moose with spring calves

Cow moose and twin calves feed on spring grasses, Arctic, Alaska.

Aerial of glaciers in Barry Arm

Aerial of the Chugach Mountains and Barry, Coxe and Cascade Glaciers which meet in Barry Arm, Prince William Sound, Alaska

Drummers of Nagsragmiut Inupiat dancers WEIO

Nagsragmiut Inland Eskimo dancers from the Village of Anaktuvuk Pass dance at the 2008 World Eskimo Indian Olympics held annually in Fairbanks, Alaska. Drums usually made from seal or caribou skin.

Grizzly bear and Denali

Young grizzly bear rests along the spring tundra in front of Denali, Denali National Park, Alaska.

Two bull moose sparring

Bull Moose spar with antlers during the rut seasons in the boreal forest, Denali National Park, Alaska.

Chugach Mountains and Chugach National Forest

Port Wells, Chugach Mountains, Cascade Glacier, Chugach National Forest, Prince William Sound, southcentral, Alaska.

Dall sheep rams in Polychrome Pass

Dall sheep rams rest on a mountain ridge in Polychrome Pass, autumn colors in the distance, flanked by the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska.

Dwarf fireweed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Midnight sunset over dwarf fireweed, or river beauty, along the Marsh Fork of the Canning River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Brooks Range mountains, Alaska.

Polar bear in snow, Arctic Alaska

Female polar bear rubs her neck in the snow on an island in the Beaufort Sea on Alaska's Arctic coast.

Bull muskoxen

Bull muskoxen challenge each other by banging their horns, arctic coastal plain, Alaska.

Siberian husky dog team

Siberian husky dog team during the 2007 Open North American Championship sled dog race (the world's premier sled dog sprint race) is held annually in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Saxman Village totems

Saxman Village holds the largest collection of totem poles in the world, Ketchikan, Alaska.

Brown bears play fight

Brown bears play fighting behavior in the Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Pink light on frosted birch trees

Pink sunrise light falls on frosty birch and aspen trees of the boreal forest on a December morning in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Denali in pink light

Trumpeter swan swims amidst the morning fog over the calm waters of Wonder lake at sunrise, Denali looms in the distance, Denali National park, Alaska.

Ripe salmonberries

Ripe red salmonberries, blueberries, Cordova, Alaska

Alaska railroad passenger car

Alaska Railroad passenger train passes field of fireweed near Fairbanks, Alaska.

Adult male polar bear

Polar bear on the Beaufort Sea Ice in Arctic, Alaska.

Brown bear catching red salmon

Brown bear attempts to grab a red salmon as it jumps the Brooks River falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Log cabin in falling snow

Winter scene of heavy falling snow and a historic log cabin with Christmas lights in Wiseman, Alaska

Ripe Alaska blueberries

Ripe blueberries in autumn, Denali National Park, Alaska

School of sockeye salmon smolt

Sockeye salmon smolt from the Gulkana Hatchery outmigrate from Summit Lake, Interior, Alaska

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ADVENTURE

Alaska is a gateway for wilderness adventure and recreational activities including camping, backpacking, kayaking, sport fishing, and many more. The prodigious lakes, meandering wild and scenic rivers, vast mountain ranges, National Parks, and public lands provide playgrounds for adventure enthusiasts year round.

ALASKA WILDLIFE

Alaska is home to unique wildlife, including polar bears, brown bears, fox, muskox, moose, Dall sheep, mountain goats, wolves, barren-ground caribou, and many more. Juxtaposed against Alaska's grand mountains, tundra, and coastal shores, these animals lure visitors with hopes of seeing them in their wilderness habitat.

AURORA BOREALIS

The Aurora Borealis, also called the northern lights, are a light-show that appears high in the sky in northern latitudes. Electrically charged particles from the sun create colorful light emissions when they collide in the upper earth's atmosphere. Alaska's northern location makes it an ideal location to see this celestial wonder during the dark sky months.

INDUSTRY

Alaska's economy is largely driven by the oil industry, tourism, and commercial fishing, with mining, timber, and agriculture and transportation playing a minor role. Since the oil and gas industry contribute significantly to the state's budget, world oil prices influence many sectors of the economy.

LIFESTYLE

Alaska's northern landscape and extreme weather presents unique challenges. Alaskans have adopted a rhythmic lifestyle to flow with variations of cold and dark winters and warm and light-filled summers. This category includes lifestyle activities unique to the north like dog mushing, fishing, Native life, totem poles, cold weather, and more.

MOUNTAINS & RANGES

Giant mountain ranges that span across Alaska in nearly all directions. These ranges alter weather and climate patterns and funnel water into the many rivers that eventually reach the sea. The Brooks, Alaska, and Aleutian Ranges and the Chugach and Kenai mountains, and of course, Denali, are just a few included in this category

NATURE

When one thinks of Alaska, thoughts, and images of nature leap to the forefront, it is a land that embodies legend, lore, and wildness like few other places on the planet. People come from around the world to see its dramatic landscape, winding rivers, cascading glaciers, northern lights, diverse wildlife, and rugged elements of true wilderness.

PANORAMAS

The panorama photos were taken from all regions of Alaska. Because of their long and thin format of approximately 1 x 3 ratio, they work well for specific layout and design applications. Many were stitched together from multiple digital files resulting in extra high-resolution images suitable for larger publications and fine art prints.

PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS

Alaska is world famous for its National Parks and Public Lands. They are home to charismatic wildlife and dramatic landscapes. From Denali National Park, Gates of the Arctic, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Katmai National Park, and many more, they reveal the Alaska that lured the pioneers and continues to draw visitors worldwide.

REGIONS

Alaska is a vast and diverse state that, for geographical description purposes, is broken up into five distinct regions. The North (Arctic), Interior, Southcentral, Southeast, and Southwest. The regions are differentiated by location and, geography and habitat, Other notable areas include Prince William Sound, and Arctic Coastal Plains.

ROADS & HIGHWAYS

Alaska's minimal road system does not reach many of the towns and villages. The few that crisscross the state are locally referred to by name, rather than a number. The Geroge Parks, Richardson, Glenn, and James Dalton Highways are commonly traveled by visitors. Road repair is limited to an abridged summer season, so delays are common.

TOWNS & VILLAGES

While Alaska's overall population is only about 700 or 800 thousand, the many towns and villages scattered throughout its varied terrain offer unique and vibrant expressions of life. The state capital city of Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and smaller towns and villages like Sitka, Utquiagvik (Barrow) and Nome are popular destinations.