ENTRY DESCRIPTION
After several days of poor weather in Denali National Park this past summer, my plan to capture the grandeur of tallest mountain in the United States seemed unlikely. Things seemed to be changing for the better the afternoon of my departure, so I delayed my plans and decided to take a scenic flight over the park. Thick high cloud was fast dissipating as I caught my first glimpse of the soaring peaks of the Alaska Range.

Arguably the most spectacular section of the range is the Ruth Amphitheater, where the large Ruth glacier opens into a wide area encircled by the area's highest peaks. I caught sight of another plane taking off from the glacier with the low clouds providing a dramatic backdrop. I waited for the plane to enter a shaft of sunlight before capturing the moment with a fast shutter. The plane is dwarfed by the brooding landscape and required the sunbeam to stand out.

AUTHOR
Born in London but now living in Boston in the United States, I'm passionate about taking photographs of the world's wild places and the people, cultures and animals that reside within them. Much of my portfolio has a particular focus on the amazing continent of Africa where I have been lucky enough to study, live for a time and spend many treasured days exploring.

I am President of a private family foundation dedicated to supporting the long-term protection of at-risk wildlife and ecosystems around the world called the Preservation of At-Risk Wildlife (PAW) Foundation.

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