Birds of the Alaskan Arctic – The Last Frontier

In 2024, I finally set foot in a place I had dreamed of since childhood — the Alaskan Arctic. As a young boy, I would flip through bird books, captivated by the species that seemed almost mythical: eiders, jaegers, phalaropes, auklets, loons… To see them, not as illustrations, but in their breeding grounds, was something I had imagined for years.

In the High Arctic, the short breeding window creates an intense rhythm of life. Birds, driven by the urgency to reproduce, become remarkably tolerant of human presence, offering rare and intimate photographic opportunities. It’s a place where the wild feels vast and raw, and where every encounter feels like a privilege.

These images are a glimpse of some of the most iconic species in the northern hemisphere, and I hope you will enjoy the gallery !

Mongolia

Chris Venetz - Bird Photography