MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHERS

Photo Credit: Eric Vercammen

Albert Marquez: Photographer, Tour Leader and Avid Explorer

I’m a photographer, avid explorer, and world traveler based in Anchorage, Alaska, with a passion for capturing the wild beauty of landscapes and nature. My goal with every photograph is simple: to recreate the scene as it was, raw and real—as if you were standing right beside me the moment I pressed the shutter.

My love for photography began in high school, thanks to a good friend who pulled me into the school yearbook staff. What started as a casual interest grew into a lifelong pursuit. Over the years, that passion has evolved into a focus on Alaska’s vast wilderness, dramatic scenery, and incredible wildlife. I don’t think of myself as an artist—I take pictures because I enjoy it. I photograph the people, places, and moments that move me, and I let the images speak for themselves.

I’m also the owner and lead guide of Planet Earth Adventures, an Alaska-based tour company I founded after falling head over boots for this state in 1993. For more than 25 years, I’ve been guiding travelers through Alaska’s backroads, national parks, and hidden gems—sharing its stories, landscapes, and wildlife with guests from around the world. My deep appreciation for history, culture, and the outdoors is rooted in decades of firsthand experience, exploration, and a deep respect for the land..

My travels have taken me far beyond Alaska as well—through all of its national parks, into the remote Arctic regions of both Alaska and Canada, and across dozens of parks in the U.S. and Canada. I’ve also explored the polar regions of the world, including Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Patagonia, chasing light, wildlife, and wild places wherever they still exist. Though I consider photography a hobby, it has led me to some incredible opportunities. My work has been featured in Alaska Magazine, Last Frontier Magazine, Mushing Magazine, USA Today, The Nome Nugget, The Anchorage Press, The Alaska Dispatch, The Vancouver Sun, Jornal Do Brasil, and many other newspapers, books, calendars, and magazines—both locally and internationally. I’ve also contributed articles on photography and northern lights tips, and worked behind the scenes with major television networks, providing location scouting and travel logistics for film crews working in the Far North.

These days, I shoot exclusively digital using Nikon professional equipment, always looking for that perfect shot—whether it’s a bear on the tundra, the glow of the northern lights, or a glacier bathed in golden hour light. At the end of the day, I’m just someone who loves wild places, good light, and the stories that live in every landscape

 

 
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Scott Slone: Photographer, Tour Leader & Filmmaker.

My passion for our wilderness and people comes from my family legacy in Alaska, five generations all together. I’ve dedicated my personal and professional life to explore and discover the natural beauty that Alaska has to offer.

It’s my attraction to our wild places that fuels me as filmmaker and photographer, which through my travels has connected me with the people and rhythm of Alaska in ways few get to experience. Guiding photo tours allows me to take the experiences I get out of the world around me, and pass it on to people whom desire to capture the very wilderness that inspires me.

I’ve had the pleasure and honor to work with a range of productions throughout my professional career. It’s the notables like National Geographic, Oprah Winfrey Network, Terra X, History Channel, and Travel Channel that pursued my expertise and formed me. Now I have the pleasure of working with the likeminded people at Planet Earth Adventures, good friend, owner Albert Marquez.

Look forward to guiding you into Alaska!
- Scott Slone | ScottSlone.com

 

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Photo Credits: © Banner/Cover photo by Kendall Hamilton; Albert/Profile photo by Eric Vercammen.