Bears of Lake Clark 2026: Trip Report

Tom and Cree just returned from their Bears of Lake Clark Workshop and are sharing the highlights with you. Our group was excited about the mother bear with cubs in the area. We followed Long Nose through the meadows and tidal flats hoping to catch her cubs at play.

To see photos of the Bears of Lake Clark Workshop check out the trip report by clicking here

What’s Next: We will be leading a new workshop in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula next week. Our photographers are hoping for close up photos of sea otters and a chance to photograph breaching whales. We are headed to Iceland at the end of July to photograph puffin and some of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world.


Interested in Bear Photography? We have a few openings:

Bears of Lake Clark – June 2028 New Session ComingJoin the Interest List

Alaska Black Bears August 7-13, 2028 – 4 Spaces AvailableMore details


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Enjoy your Summer!!

Tom and Cree

Lake Clark Workshop

Trip Report: Bears of Lake Clark

Tom and Cree just returned from their Bears of Lake Clark Workshop and are sharing the highlights with you. Nine photographers joined us in Lake Clark National Park in Alaska to photograph Brown Bears in their natural habitat. Highlights of the workshop were photographing bears courting in the meadows and clamming on the tidal flats

To see photos from our Bears of Lake Clark Workshop, check out the trip report by clicking here

What’s Next: Cree and Tom are traveling with a workshop group to Redwoods National Park in California to photograph their favorite forest in the world. They just returned from the “Top of the World” Utqiavik (or Barrow) where they photographed eiders and other arctic birds in the midnight sun.


Any Upcoming Openings?

Our new workshop Alaska Kenai Explorer has space available: July 7-12, 2026 Calving glaciers, whales, snow capped mountains, eagles and more. Read details

Our Iditarod Workshop for 2026 is starting to fill up. Photograph Northern Lights and the Last Great Race during the best month for winter photography in Alaska. Read more

Happy Spring!

Tom and Cree

Trip Report: Brown Bears of Lake Clark

Tom and Cree just finished their Brown Bears of Lake Clark Workshop and want to share the highlights with you. Spring cubs and roosting puffins were the highlights this year. Cold wet weather meant we had diffuse light for the trip and the bears stayed active all day. This is a great workshop for photographers interested in both bears and puffin, with very little walking to get to either.

To see photos from our 2023 Brown Bears of Lake Clark Workshop, check out our trip report, click here

Next Bear Workshop Opening: click here

Cree and Tom are on their way to California and Oregon for the Redwoods and Rocky Coastlines Workshop next. We’ll be looking for foggy, sun beams illuminating the forest canopy.

Happy 4th of July wherever you are!

Tom and Cree