Alaska Wilderness
Outdoor photographer Michael Carl chronicles a seven-day fly-fishing expedition down the North Fork of the Goodnews River in Alaska's remote Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. The photography highlights the untamed beauty of this Alaskan wilderness and the vital role of wild salmon in sustaining its ecosystem.
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Fly Fishing
As a lifelong angler, Michael Carl's photography prominently features fly fishing, often set against the landscapes of California’s rivers, Montana’s wilderness, and Alaska’s coastal streams. A focus of his photography is to convey the essence of fly fishing, from the solitude of fishing a remote trout stream to the dynamics of casting, but always with an eye on native and wild fish species.
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Outdoor Adventure
A goal of Michael Carl's photography is to inspire folks to immerse themselves in the outdoors and to showcase the interplay between adventurers and their environments. While his work includes landscapes and nature photography, you'll find his passion for camping, hiking, backpacking, fly fishing, rafting, and travel throughout his images.
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Sierra Nevada Mountains
Drawing on his deep connection to Sierra trout waters and backcountry wilderness, Michael’s photography hints at the life that depends on these mountains, even when no people or animals appear in the frame. For the public, this portfolio offers a contemplative view of the Sierra Nevada as “range of light” and living watershed. His work invites the viewer to slow down, notice fleeting conditions, and appreciate the mountain environment as a complex, fragile whole.
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Waterscapes
From headwater creeks to tide-swept coasts Michael Carl’s waterscape photography celebrates moving water as a living presence. His images often place viewers at the water’s edge, studying currents, reflections, and subtle shifts in light that reveal the unique character of each river, stream, or shoreline. Rooted in his experience as an angler and outdoor writer, this body of work quietly highlights the fate of native and wild fish, hinting at broader ecological stories within each frame.
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