Jason and Anna • May 14, 2011 • Bloomington, Indiana
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Jamie Miller, 7, peers out his back door at the blowing and drifting snow in his backyard in Bay City, Mich. February 2, 2011. The blizzard conditions shut down most non-essential schools, government and businesses in Bay City. Most of Michigan, including Bay County, has been hit hard by the blizzard that is sweeping across the Midwest. Officials report that the area has not seen this strong of a blizzard in 15 years. Snow thunder was heard early this morning.
I entered these photos in the Best of Photojournalism international contest sponsored by the National Press Photographers Association. All photos copyright Kent Miller, 2010.
Cute Cub: A grizzly bear cub pauses while foraging for berries at Denali National Park and Preserve.
Mt.McKinley Ascent: Climbers begin their long journey up Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve near base camp a Kahiltna Galcier at 4,200 feet. Climbers must fly to base camp to begin their journey. The climb takes an average of 17 days. In 2010, 670 climbers attempted the climb. There were 2 fatalities and 38 rescue missions by the National Park Service. Weather conditions near the top of the 20,000 plus foot peak prevent about half of the climbers from making it to the summit.
Threading the Ice: A visitor to Kenai Fjords National Park admires the fallout from the calving of Bear Glacier.
Glacier Grandeur: Sea kayakers enjoy an up close view of Aialik Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska. The glacier is accessible by boat and is about 40 miles from Seward, Alaska.
Stretch: Dall sheep rams rest stretch atop a mountain in Denali National Park and Preserve. The Alaska Mountain Range looms in the background.
Beachline Beast: A strange animal face appears on the coastline of Lake Clark in Lake Clark National Park in Alaska. The park is one of the most remote in the country because it is only accessible by small plane.
Serenity: Upper Twin Lake in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is scenic and undisturbed. The park is only accessible via float plane. Most visitors fly from Anchorage which is over 100 miles away.
Minnow Delight: A magpie pauses with a minnow while feeding along Brooks River in Katmai National Park.
Her Main Squeeze: Pamela Westbrook performs with her python outside Webster Hall in New York City entertaining the waiting crowd before the Andrew WK show titled, “The Most Interesting Show in the World.”
Alice in Manhattan: The White Rabbit, right and the Mad Hatter spontaneously pose on the subway in Manhattan, New York on the eve of Halloween.
Reflection: K. Shubeck arrives on land at Upper Twin Lake in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. K. spends has spent the last 11 summers at Spike’s cabin as a volunteer national park ranger for the national park service. K. and her husband, Monroe, take care of three remote cabins on the lake and welcome visitors. The highlight of the area is Dick Proenneke’s cabin which was made famous by his books and films. Proenneke spent 30 years by himself before he became ill in 1999. Upper Twin Lake is so remote that the only way to reach it is by float plane.
Scanning for Schools: A fisherman looks for schools of fish as he directs his partner before dropping their net in Charlotte Amalie Harbor in St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands.
Peering at the Package: A nude twelve-foot-tall statue attracts the attention of two visitors to the Time Warner Center Mall in Manhattan, New York. Fernando Botero’s “Adam” has provided a titillating temptation to passers-by. There is so much fondling going on that Adam’s package has turned golden, making it stand out against the darker brown of the rest of the statue.
Joyful Jump: Betsy Miller, 10, jumps from a deck chair aboard Celebrities Equinox during a trip to the Caribbean. At right is her brother Jamie, 7.
Remote Reunion: K. Shubeck embraces her daughter at Upper Twin Lake in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. K. spends has spent the last 11 summers at Spike’s cabin as a volunteer for the national park service. K. had not seen her daughter in two months. K. and her husband, Monroe, take care of three remote cabins on the lake and welcome visitors. The highlight of the area is Dick Proenneke’s cabin which was made famous by his books and films. Proenneke spent 30 years by himself before he became ill in 1999. Upper Twin Lake is so remote that the only way to reach it is by float plane.
Violinist in Red: Irene Fong of New York City, plays the violin in the stairway of Webster Hall in New York City. Fong, a struggling musician, worked the Andrew WK gig titled, “The Most Interesting Show in the World.”
The Ice Sisters: Hannah and Elsa, “The Ice Sisters,” awe the crowd with their aerial contortionism at Webster Hall in New York City during the Andrew WK show titled, “The Most Interesting Show in the World.” The free event alternatively featured circus acts and rock songs performed by Andrew WK.
Jake competed with professionals throughout the state
