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CONTENTS VOL. 33 NO. 2 | MARCH 2017 FEATURES 28 ALASKAN LEGACY How Robert Glenn Ketchum became a leading advocate for the preservation of Southwest Alaska’s ecosystems and economies By Wes Pitts / Photography By Robert Glenn Ketchum 36 OREGON ODYSSEY An adventure photographer’s epic journey through four Oregon hotspots By Kristan Ashworth Photography By Stan Moniz 42 ABSTRACTION IN THE LANDSCAPE Extracting the infinite from the finite Text & Photography By Justin Black 50 BEHIND THE SHOT Spring Sunrise in Grand Teton Text & Photography By Michael Swindle 52 TAHOE FOR ALL SEASONS California’s Lake Tahoe region offers year-round photo opportunities Text & Photography By Josh Miller 2 Outdoor Photographer outdoorphotographer.com PHOTOGRAPH BY STAN MONIZ MYTH: Mirrorless cameras aren’t as fast as DSLRs. TRUTH: With the world’s fastest sequential shooting1, the E-M1 Mark II blows away every other camera on earth. DSLRs used to own speed. Not anymore. 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