I just posted a gallery of photos from Bristol Bay, Alaska. A friend is heading to Washington D.C. in a few days and will be talking about the current status of the Bering Sea and Bristol Bay in particular. I have enjoyed photographing there for the last three years, so I put together some images that could help as my friend explains the unique wonders of Bristol Bay. The photos cover a range of topics including wildlife, scenery, and commercial fishing, all three of which are potentially at risk from proposed industrial development in the region. This is a big topic that I am looking forward to writing more about, but not tonight. My bags are packed and I’m heading out to photograph the Iliamna Lake area for 7-10 days first thing in the morning. Till I return, please take a moment and enjoy the photos of Bristol Bay as it exists currently, soon I’ll write more about the oil and gas leases and the proposed pebble mine that could have a large impact on this area.
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3 responses to “Photos of Bristol Bay, Alaska”
Thanks for doing this. I grew up in Alaska and really dislike commercial fishing – it’s barbaric and all I’ve ever seen it do is use up, never add to, an area. Still, what they are proposing with the pebble mine seems like a terrible mistake. I hope your pictures help to give the decision makers a taste for how fragile and beautiful these areas are. As bad as fishermen are for the environment, the type of mining proposed by the pebble mine is so much worse.
@ Scott – your sentiments on commercial fishing are interesting, I sure don’t hear that opinion very often up here. Perhaps that’s because most of us have some very close connections to it.
The Pebble Mine proposals are a big concern for me as well. I share your hope for these pictures making a difference. I’m thankful that we have this commercial fishery which is such an economic engine because it seems that most decisions like this mining one end up being decided on the economy and money instead of the environment. The conservation efforts have a mighty opponent with very deep pocketed multi-national mining companies involved. I hope that in 20 years I’ll still be able to visit Bristol Bay and photograph wild salmon and pristine environments.
id not like to see processing on site, iniskin bay on e.side of cook inlet, could be (possibly)a deep water port for shipping raw material somewhere else for that, how about somewhere in canada, since its a canadian co. absolutly no processing on site!!!!!!
scott d. keep up good works.
scott h. whats with those barbaric fishermen anyway?