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In the Fall
of 1991, I, Steve Kelly and my two daughters
Juli and Kim, made the move to Alaska to take a job in Anchorage. This
was our chance to see the Last Frontier; Land of the Midnight
Sun. And so we left Seattle, Washington
in our little Nissan and drove into British Columbia. We dove
through the longest part of BC, connected to the AlCan Highway, caught a bit of the Yukon and Northwest Territories, crossed into Alaska,
and headed south to Anchorage. In
all, it was 2500 miles over 7 days and not once did we lose site of the mountains.
It was this trip that turned me from a portrait photographer
into a nature photographer.
I have been shooting nature ever since. I still kept my portrait
skills up by taking pictures of my daughters ..... much to their dismay. In
1998, Juli decided that it might be more fun to be behind the camera
instead of always being pushed in front of it. And so began her
career in nature photography. She also got experience in
portrait work because her friends thought they could get a deal.
And they did. Since
then, Juli and I traveled together all throughout Alaska shooting
wildlife, wild flowers, and wild scenery. We have produced
"Wild Alaska", the best selling photo CD today in gift
shops, cruise lines, and lodges all over Alaska. About
5 years ago, a friend of Juli's invited us to their wedding -
just a small, we-have-no-money affair at a small cabin in the country
just big enough for a handful of friends. A week later, they
asked if we would shoot the wedding as friends. We agreed.
When they saw the pictures, they gave us a few dollars to thank us for
the wonderful images of their day. A
month later, another friend called. "We saw the pictures of
the Danny's wedding and want you to do ours."
And so we did Mark's wedding too. They then told a friend who
called us, who told a friend who called us, and so on and so on.
And that, ladies and gentlemen is how we got started as wedding
photographers. Today
we offer a professional, "One Simple Package" along
with several "Add-Ons" to customize your photographic
needs. We are easy to work with, flexible, competitive in cost,
and use two photographers. If you are reading this, then we hope
you'll give us a call and let us work with you to capture your special
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