Weather photos sometimes require a heads-down approach

M  This photo was made with my smarter-than-me iPhone while hurrying for graceries. My more regularly scheduled clients include commercial photography, business portraits, family portraits, wedding photography, elopement photography, event photos and more.

How Covid-19 Is Affecting Two Alaskan Families

  For our family, my husband Isaac Vanderburg, our children Margo and Thomas, and myself – there’s gratitude and grief. The sweetness of now is so sweet and the anxiety about the future is a rock-hard hammer some days. We know it’s a privilege to work from home, take care …

Where are the Best Places to Take Wedding Photos in Alaska?

Where are the Best Places to Take Wedding Photos in Alaska? A place that has meaning for the couple always helps. If the wedding is at a less than ideal location, think of somewhere close by that offers an interesting background to help make a portrait of the couple more …

What Photography Techniques Work Best in Alaska Outdoor Photography?

What Photography Techniques Work Best in Alaska Outdoor Photography? I always concentrate on two things in outdoor photography, the light and the graphic elements of a photo. Light is usually better in the early mornings and later in the evening, especially on sunny days. In composing an image, foreground interest …

Alaska Wildlife Photographer

Alaska Wildlife Photographer Micheal Dinneen works as a freelance and commercial photographer, specializing in Alaska wildlife photography, portraits, wedding photography, event photos and more. His work has been featured in Associated Press, the New York Times and Alaska Magazine.

Iditarod 2018 Photos for the Associated Press

I shot the Iditarod this morning for the Associated Press. This photo was named one of their top photos for the day. So there’s that to be grateful for. Rookie musher Matt Failor of Willow, Alaska gets friendly with Pantera, a female dog in his team prior to the ceremonial …

Top 20 Best Wedding Photographers in Anchorage 2018 by Expertise.com

Michael Dinneen Photography is incredibly honored by the recent award as one of the Best Wedding Photographers in Anchorage in 2018, as selected by Expertise.com.  Expertise.com created lists of the best local professionals in each US city to provide their readers the confidence they need to make the right choice, …

Moose on Potter Marsh Flats

Photo of the Month This morning I drove down to Potter Marsh for the swans and some mist amongst them. Instead I found this morning munching moose family on the flats on the west side … Families should eat together more often, don’t you think? With the moose in shadow …

Volunteer of the Month ~ October 2016

October 2016 Volunteer of the Month  Linda Lucky, Anchorage Museum of History and Art. I ran into Linda Lucky while photographing the 2016 Anchorage Museum Gala. I asked her to tell me about her volunteering activities. Why do you volunteer at the Museum. I’ve been in love with the museum …