July is the month that really kicks off the salmon season here on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. One of the most significant aspects of salmon season is the annual subsistence fishery that is the dip-setting season. People from all over southeast Alaska gather on the Peninsula to fill their freezers for the winter with sockeye salmon fresh from the ocean. For many, this will comprise a large portion of sustenance for their families to get through through the winter. It truly is a culturally defining time of year here.
Yesterday morning was shrouded in heavy fog, giving the beach an even more compelling visual context than normal.
These were shot with a Sony A6300 and a Sigma Contemporary 56mm f1.4 lens.
Dan, I had an Army mentor that was a Inuit Alaskan. The greatest tracker I ever knew! He taught me skills that saved my life and many lives in combat.
I went to visit him in the 1970's in July and he was doing the same thing with his people!
