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Bear Photography Journal- Capturing Mother and Cubs Part 1

There is something about a family of bears that captures the hearts of humans like no other animals in nature. In this post I will highlight some images ...
On December 1, 2020 / By Brad Josephs
Nature Photography 2
Bear Photography Journal- Flounderstompin’!

One of the many magical aspects of bears is their endless range of behaviors- they never cease to surprise you by doing something different. I happen to guide ...
On October 10, 2020 / By Brad Josephs
Conservation News 3
Pebble Mine Update- Veto Pebble Mine!

The time is coming near when Pebble will either be finally rejected, or our worst nightmare will finally, after a 20 year fight, come true. Since my last ...
On October 6, 2020 / By Brad Josephs
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Bear Photography Journal- Capturing Dawn

I have been going over some recent bear images, and figured I would pick a few and explain the techniques I used to get shoot them. One major ...
On September 23, 2020 / By Brad Josephs
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Nature’s Accomplices- How Ravens Help Other Predators Hunt. Webinar recording and Q/A

Hey guys! Sorry for the delay. Here is the recorded version of my raven webinar, and answers to the questions that were submitted. Thanks guys for supporting this ...
On June 12, 2020 / By Brad Josephs
Nature Photography 1
Photographing Alaska Birds With Sony A9

While guiding coastal grizzly trips for Natural Habitat Adventures this summer on the Katmai Coast of Alaska, the amazing bear photos overshadow images of other wildlife such as ...
On August 28, 2019 / By Brad Josephs
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Photographing Alaska’s Brown Bears 2019- Part 1 Flowers, Cubs and Glacial Backdrops

Wow, what an amazing 6 weeks immersed in the bear’s world…. We had amazingly good weather, although much hotter and dryer than average, and many sets of mothers ...
On August 1, 2019 / By Brad Josephs
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Van is Back! First Day Of Bear Season! Katmai 2019

Here is a quick update on the status of the treasured Katmai Coast Bears after I was able to join my friend Drew Hamilton on a day bear ...
On June 17, 2019 / By Brad Josephs
Conservation News 0
Thoughts on Alaska Tourism as the Pebble Mine Project Looms on the Horizon

Hopefully many of us have Alaska on our minds now as we battle the Pebble Mine Project, which would be one of the greatest ecological disasters in history. ...
On March 21, 2019 / By Brad Josephs
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Mothers and older cubs, Katmai Coast Alaska 2018 Highlights

To continue the previous post’s theme of “bear cub 101” I will talk about mothers with older cubs. All bears keep their cubs for several summers, with the black ...
On August 21, 2018 / By Brad Josephs
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Mother and Spring Cub Highlights- Grizzlies of Katmai Coast, Alaska 2018

I recently finished guiding six bear viewing trips for Natural Habitat Adventures on Alaska’s Katmai Coast. As usual it was a fantastic year for mother and cubs, and ...
On August 5, 2018 / By Brad Josephs
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Thoughts on Ethical Wildlife Photography

I want to share some thoughts on how valuable the current craze in wildlife photography is to conservation, but remind people that it can be a double-edged sword. ...
On January 15, 2018 / By Brad Josephs