Max Goldberg photographing grizzly bears and other wildlife in Alaska Nature Photography Science and Art 

Alaska Wildlife Photography: Behind the Scenes

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…

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Photographer in Alaska: Grizzly Bear Fight Nature Photography Zoology 

Photographer in Alaska: Grizzly Bear Fight

Visit the Alaskan wilderness with wildlife photographer Max Goldberg as he photographs a violent event in the grizzly bear community of the Kenai Peninsula. By Max Goldberg After crossing a river in our waders, we found the mother and three little cubs on the bank of another river.  We set up our cameras and tripods and watched the little cubs climb over their mother and goof off, getting shots of the raw cuteness. Now, we were sitting in a large open marshland, with hungry male bears all over the area–not…

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grizzly bear Zoology 

Photographer in Alaska: Grazing Grizzly Bears

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…

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