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Max Goldberg photographing grizzly bears and other wildlife in Alaska

Alaska Wildlife Photography: Behind the Scenes

January 6, 2016April 18, 2021 Science ConnectedAlaska, wild alaska, wildlife photography

Hello! My name is Max Goldberg, and you may have seen multiple stories and photos of my adventures in Alaska last summer. As you read, you may be wondering, “How did he get those pictures? They have to be fake. Also, how do I get to Alaska? What gear do you recommend?” Before we get into all that, I should give you a little background. First, you simply cannot just get up and go to wild Alaska, unprepared. Not only dangerous, but incredibly stupid. During the entire trip, my father and I…

Nature Photography Zoology

Bald Eagles of Alaskan Skies

December 1, 2015May 3, 2021 Science ConnectedAlaska, birds, wildlife photography

By Max Goldberg During my last trip through Alaska, I was primarily focused on photographing the wild grizzly bears as they fished for salmon. I soon realized, however, that the salmon and bears were not the only animals around. All of a sudden, a magnificent adult bald eagle leapt from it’s nest directly across from me, and flew low over the river. After a long day of watching the bears, my father and I started to walk back to our cabin at Brooks Lodge. He decided to head all the way back,…

Wild Alaskan Grizzly Bears, photographed by Max Goldberg

Zoology

Grizzly Bears Catching Clams in Alaska

September 16, 2015April 20, 2021 Science ConnectedAlaska, grizzly bears, wildlife photography

This is a continuation of our Photographer’s Adventures in Alaska series. Previously from wildlife photographer Max Goldberg: Adventures with Grizzly Bears and Grazing Grizzly Bears By Max Goldberg After some much needed rest, my group of photographers got back into the dinghy, and headed back towards shore. At this point, the tide had gone out and there were approximately 200 yards of beach that we had never seen before. We jumped out of the dinghy, and started to walk up the beach. Once we put all our gear down, and set up our bucket…

Zoology

Photographer in Alaska: Grazing Grizzly Bears

August 18, 2015April 20, 2021 Science ConnectedAlaska, animals, bears, grizzly bears, wild alaska, wildlife photography

Did you know that grizzlies eat grass? Grazing Grizzly Bears is the second installment of wildlife photographer Max Goldberg’s latest Alaskan Adventure. By Max Goldberg After spending a few days at Brooks Lodge, my father and I went back to Anchorage, Alaska, and took three flights to our next destination: the Natural Habitat Ursus. The Ursus is an old crab-fishing boat converted into a floating home-from-home, and our base for the next week. Every morning, we would eat breakfast, put on our waders, get into a skiff, and go to…

Science and Art Zoology

Photographer’s Adventures with Grizzly Bears

July 29, 2015April 20, 2021 Science ConnectedAlaska, bears, natural habitat, nature photography, wildlife photography

Up and coming wildlife photographer Max Goldberg describes his visit to Katmai National Park in Alaska to photograph grizzly bears. Writing and Photography by Max Goldberg After an eight-hour plane ride from Chicago, and a day to get over the jet lag, the first stop for my father and I on our week-and-a-half trip to Alaska was Brooks Lodge. Brooks Lodge is a camp in the heart of the Katmai National Park, and it is famous for two things: fishing and bears. Upon getting off the float plane that got…