Alaska Grizzly Bears Photography Adventure

Ken Lee

Ken Lee, the founder Art of Seeing Photography Adventures is as passionate about helping others grow as photographers as he is about creating his own images. Ken’s Whole Brain approach to teaching photography addresses both the Craft (gear, technique, post-processing) and Creative (Composition & the Photographer’s Eye) aspects of image-making – and the completely different approaches needed to master both. Click the links to read more about Ken Lee and The Art of Seeing, what you can expect from an Art of Seeing workshop, or to see examples of Ken’s photography.

We understand life happens and plans may change. If you need to cancel your reservation, the following policies apply to this workshop:

Deposits are NOT refundable but may be transferrable to another Art of Seeing workshop for up to 24 months from date of cancellation in accordance with the following schedule:

Regardless of when you cancel, if we fill your spot*, you will receive a refund of all fees paid less your deposit and $150 processing fee. If we cannot fill your spot, the amount of your refund is based upon the cancellation date:

• Cancellation 120 days or more from workshop start date: 100% refund of fees paid less deposit and $150 processing fee. Deposit transferrable up to 24 mos.

• Cancellation 90 – 120 days from workshop start date: 50% refund of fees paid less deposit and $150 processing fee. Deposit forfeit.

• Cancellation less than 90 days from workshop start date: No refunds.

*canceled spots are filled after the workshop reaches full capacity

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We highly encourage participants to purchase travel insurance to recover expenses not covered by our Cancellations & Refunds policy in case you need to cancel your reservation. 

Note: this itinerary describes our general plan, but is subject to change without notice due to weather, logistical considerations or other reasons.

Day 1 Anchorage – Welcome to Alaska! Our adventure begins at 3pm with Introductions and Workshop Overview followed by a session on Wildlife Photography Fundamentals & Advanced Techniques. We want to hit the ground running in Lake Clark, so we’ll use this day to make sure everyone’s camera settings are dialed in, answer any questions and let you know what to expect for the coming week. Group dinner in Anchorage.

Overnight at Anchorage hotel.

Day 2 Anchorage – Lake Clark We board our morning flight to Lake Clark after breakfast. Upon arrival, we’ll check-in at Silver Salmon Creek lodge, get settled and have lunch. Then it’s straight out into the field for our first photography session until dusk. Dinner at lodge followed by an optional session on image management in Adobe Lightroom.

Overnight at Silver Salmon Creek lodge.

Days 3–6 Lake Clark – Full day dedicated to bears (and whatever else we find) photography is our general plan for these 4 days. We’ll begin pre-sunrise and return to lodge for breakfast, lunch and brief breaks.

Possible additional activities include taking a boat to one of the nearby islands to photograph puffins, weather permitting and if they are in the area. Salmon and halibut fishing are also possibilities but are at extra cost and may require a minimum number of participants

Dinner at lodge followed by optional post-processing/image review session.

Overnight at Silver Salmon Creek lodge.

Day 7 Lake Clark – Anchorage – we’ll head out one last time in the morning to photograph Alaskan brown bears before returning to the lodge for breakfast and check-out. Then we board our flight back to Anchorage.

End of Service upon arrival in Anchorage.

Note: it is possible to catch an evening flight out of Anchorage, but we suggest overnighting in Anchorage and flying home the following day as weather delays impaction our flight from Lake Clark are common.