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Iliamna, Alaska - 2023LARGE 65” x 56” Unframed 80” x 71” Framed Edition of 12STANDARD43” x 37” Unframed 58” x 52” Framed Edition of 12I have largely moved my focus away from wildlife over the last few years, but I am in awe of some of the work I continue to see from other photographers in this challenging and crowded space.One assignment in the wild, that still excites me enough to take it on every year, is the sockeye salmon run in the rivers to the south of Iliamna, Alaska. It may be an annual summer event, but unlike Wimbledon, the dates are never locked down and so much depends on random variables such as the snow falls in the preceding winter, spring temperatures and the consequential river levels. In the summer of 2023, the salmon started to run about 12-14 days after the median date from the last 20 years; we had to adapt.We had some tough days this year, but we also had our moments. This tight portrait, on a miserable rainy evening in very low light, offers a generous level of