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  • Bristol Bay photos on ad truck

    The annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention recently took place in Anchorage, Alaska. This event brings Alaskan natives from all over the state to Anchorage for a weekend. The non-profit Renewable Resources Coalition wanted to share a few messages with the attendees.

    Kevin Co of Frontier Media Arts was tasked with developing the campaign just days before the event. The project in his own words :

    “We decided that this would be a great time to use non-traditional media, so I called up the folks at Mobile Ad Alaska to see if we could rent out their truck. What we ended up with what can best be described as a mobile 10 sided billboard that could be moved around to target different flows of people throughout the event.”

    I was excited that Kevin chose to work with my Bristol Bay photos on this project. Unfortunately, I was busy at home the weekend of the convention, but Kevin spent some time in Anchorage and captured a nice video showing the finals steps of the project.


    Mobile Ad Truck Overview Video from Kevin Co on Vimeo.

    Below are the graphics. Think seven feet tall! Awsome.

    Back of truck panel #1

    Back of truck panel #2

    Back of truck panel #3

    Left Side #1

    Left Side #2

    Left Side #3

    Right Side #1

    Right Side #2

    Right Side #3

  • Air to air photos of 1933 Stinson JR. SR

    Air to air aerial photo of 1933 Stinson Jr. Sr floatplane flying through Kenai Mountains, Alaska.

    Air to air photography is a favorite subject of mine and this was a great photo shoot of Mike McCann flying his classic 1933 Stinson JR. SR through the Kenai Mountains, Alaska in mid October. Thanks to Mark Munro and Mike Neese for making this photo shoot possible. Below area few more images of the Stinson from this flight.

    Air to air aerial photo of 1933 Stinson SR JR seaplane flying over Grewingk Lake and river, Alaska.

    Air to air aerial photo of 1933 Stinson JR SR on floats flying over Kachemak Bay, Alaska.

    Air to air aerial photo of 1933 Stinson JR. SR floatplane flying by Grewingk Glacier and the Kenai Mountains, Alaska.

  • Photo in Surfer’s Journal magazine

    Scott Dickerson Alaska surf photo in The Surfer's Journal

    This month has broght more than just the beginning of our real surf season in Alaska it appears – Alaskan waves are hitting the magazine racks as well. Within days of Alaska Magazine releasing their issue with the cover photo of Mike McCune surfing on a particularly cold day last winter, I received a copy of volume seventeen, Number Five of The Surfer’s Journal magazine containing an article about cold weather surfing: Baby, It’s Cold – Surfing in the age of neoprene, written by Sam George and illustrated by a handful of photographers including yours truly. If you are interested in surfing and haven’t seen a copy of The Surfer’s Journal, I highly recommend getting your hands on one. It’s an incredibly beautiful magazine with an amazing print job and very very little advertising to filter through.

    The photo above has been getting a lot of attention so I thought it would be fun to share a few other images from that same day, March 6th, 2007.  A day to remember.  One of 2007’s best surf sessions combined with a stunning winter day, beautiful green water, nice winter backlighting, ice covered beach foreground and a snow covered mountain backdrop. I can’t wait.

    Alaskan surfer Ty Gates walks through chunks of ice on the beach.

    Photo of Alaskan surfer Gart Curtis surfing during the icy winter in Homer, Alaska.

    Photo of ice packed against the beach at a surf break in Homer, Alaska during winter.

    That wasn’t exactly what we had at the beach today, thought I did manage to catch a few nice waves in the four hours I was paddling around in the storm surf.

    You can see more Alaskan surfing photos here. And if you want more, I have a couple hundred alaska surf photos online in my stock archive.

  • Surfing photos in Alaska Magazine

    Cover of Alaska Magazine - Alaska surfing photos by Scott Dickerson

    Hot off the press.  This post will be quick since my bags are packed and I’m heading out the door for a week long photography and surfing trip to Yakutat, Alaska. But, I wanted to share this exciting news for Scott Dickerson Photography – The October issue of Alaska Magazine just hit the racks with a cover photo of Mike McCune surfing our local break and inside are two double page spreads, a full page, and a couple smaller photos of our surf scene. The story was written by freelance writer Jody Ellis-Knapp.

    Most of the photos are from last year when the temps were unusually low and the surf was good. Lots of ice chunks and slush in the breaks. Yakutat will be warm by comparison this week so we are all planning on making the most of that before the winter surf season really gets started at home in Homer.

    If you missed it, earlier this year the ‘Surfer’s Path’ ran AlaskaFolio -Alaska surf portfolio.

    A big thank you to my Alaskan surfing buddies who not only endure the cold, but also put up with this photographer, all with a smile.

    Alaska surfing photos by Scott Dickerson in Alaska Magazine.

    Alaska surfing photos by Scott Dickerson in Alaska Magazine.

    Alaska surfing photos by Scott Dickerson in Alaska Magazine.

    Alaska surfing photos by Scott Dickerson in Alaska Magazine.

  • Alaska surf season has begun

    Brad Conley heads out for a fall surf in Homer, Alaska.

    Finally! After several months without a single surf session, I woke this morning to a strong west wind that put some messy, but precious, swells on the beach in my hometown. The weather patterns in the summer here prevent waves from building where we need them, so despite the allure of surfing when the air is above freezing we rarely get the chance in my hometown. Come fall, the weather patterns change and out come the surfboards.

    The photo above is actually from a couple years ago. Move the snow line up the mountains a thousand feet and that’s what it was like at the surf break today.  I can’t show you exactly because I left the camera in the car. The waves weren’t particularly photogenic and the potential images are not nearly as exciting as the mid-winter shots. Don’t get me wrong, the scenery is still stunning with 4,000ft mountains rising out of the ocean and fresh snow on their peaks. But, I have to work this balance between surfing and photographing. When the waves are poor and the weather not extreme I figure surfing has a bigger reward than taking some mediocre photos.

    If you want the real winter surfing see this post and photos of winter surfing in Alaska. Or you can go straight to an online gallery of Alaska surf photos.

    UPDATE 11/27/08:  I’ve launched a little hobby blog for sharing more session reports, location info, photos and stories about surfing in Alaska. Check it out here –  www.SurfAlaska.net