Amanda Mortimer's Photography and Travel Blog

The Story of an Icy River and the Incoming Tide

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Amanda Mortimer

I had just spent the day photographing shore ice and frost feathers at Eklutna Lake and had moved on to shoot the frosty trees, icy waters and rusty cars along the Eklutna Tailrace and Knik River. The light was fading … Continue reading →

My week with Prince William…

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Amanda Mortimer

…Alaska’s Prince William Sound that is. This past May, my husband and I had the good fortune to spend a week aboard our friends’ boat, Fancy Lady II, exploring and shrimping in Prince William Sound. We sailed from Seward, crossed … Continue reading →

Moraines, Seracs and Folia..OH MY!

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Amanda Mortimer

I heard a rumor that you could drive right to the toe of Matanuska Glacier. Turns out that rumor was true… This past Sunday, my husband and I did just that. After a wonderfully scenic, hundred mile drive northeast out … Continue reading →

Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Amanda Mortimer

Did you stay up to watch the lunar eclipse on Monday night? I was fortunate, living in Alaska, I didn’t have to stay up too late. The moon rose over the Chugach Mountains just as the eclipse began, around 10:00 … Continue reading →

Spring Moon

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Amanda Mortimer

Winter is slowly losing it’s grip on Anchorage. Everywhere I go the snow is melting away and buds are forming on the trees and shrubs. Still, winter is trying to fight the rising temperatures and increasing daylight. This past weekend, … Continue reading →

Anchorage Art Mart

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Amanda Mortimer

I just found out that I will be taking part in this summer’s Art Mart at the Anchorage Museum! The event takes place Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9:oo am to 5:00 pm, July 2nd through August 1st in the museum atrium. There will be different local artists featured each week. I will be displaying and selling my photographs the second week of the event, July 9th, 10th and 11th. Hope to see you there!

Snowmachining on Swan Lake

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Amanda Mortimer

Here is a picture of my husband, Fred, on a recent trip to a friend’s dry cabin near Trapper Creek, AK. While there, we joined some other snowmachiners for a trip to Swan Lake at the foothills of Denali National … Continue reading →

Kenai Fireweed

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Amanda Mortimer

Let’s get things rolling! Here is an unpublished photo I took last July of fireweed growing along a hillside on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Now that I have finally settled in after moving from Florida to Alaska, I am working on … Continue reading →

Welcome!

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Amanda Mortimer

Well, I’ve finally decided to publish a travel and photography blog. If everything goes as planned, I will be posting new photos, works in progress, and stories about my travels and adventures getting those pictures. I’ve never been very good about maintaining my social media, so I’m going to work hard to keep posting regularly. Maybe I can find a way to have my blog auto-populate my Facebook, Twitter and Google+ accounts…Wouldn’t That be great!

Wish me luck!

Amanda