From family portraits to the wilds of Alaska, I photograph the moments that remind us how deeply we belong to this world.
Week 8 - Leaving the Wild, Carrying It With You
Leaving Alaska didn’t feel like an ending. It felt like stepping away from something that was still very much alive.
Week 7 - What Comes Home with You
Leaving Alaska didn’t feel heavy. It felt peaceful — and filled with the quiet excitement of knowing there were still discoveries waiting, frame by frame, back home.
Week 6 - Listening to the Body
As the journey in Alaska unfolded, exhaustion brought clarity. A moment of awareness on the trail led to rest, reflection, and the quiet realization that this experience wasn’t ending.
Week 5 - When the Wild Comes Close
“The cabin shook in the night, the eagles flew in perfect rhythm, and suddenly the wild felt closer than ever.”
Week 4 – Rain, Tides, and a Muddy Surprise
A rainy morning turned Alaska into watercolor — soft mist, grazing bears, shifting tides, and one muddy moment I’ll never forget.
Week 3 – First Flight, First Bear
Day One at Silver Salmon Creek started with a quiet bush plane flight, new faces who quickly felt familiar, and my first real step into photographing Alaska’s coastal brown bears.
Week 2: Why Alaska?
When an unexpected opportunity opened on a photography tour to Alaska, Danielle Buoncristiani followed her long-held dream north. In Week 2 of Seen in My Lens: Alaska, she shares how a client-turned-friend, helped nudge her toward photographing brown bears—and how it all connects back to the sense of belonging she’s always found in family portraits.
Week 1 - A New Journey Begins
Join photographer Danielle Buoncristiani as she launches Seen in My Lens: Alaska, a twenty-week journey documenting two real adventures through Lake Clark, Denali, and Kenai Fjords National Parks. Through vivid photography, field notes, and reflections, Danielle shares Alaska’s untamed beauty and the deeper lessons found in its wild places.
New to Seen in My Lens: Alaska?
This twenty-week series follows two journeys north — from the brown bears of Lake Clark to the light over Denali.
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