This past summer, I took a one week-long trip out to Glacier National Park. I was amazed at the beauty of the park, but also came to realize that a week just isn't long enough. So, this week, I chose to recognize one of the many great photographers of the park. Glacier Park Magazine photographer and editor, Chris Peterson, recently embarked on a 100 day journey through Glacier National Park located in northwestern Montana. The journey, which started on May 1st, 2009, commemorated the 100th anniversary of the national park. If you sift through cyberspace looking for a biography on Chris, you probably won't find much. Therefore, I thought I might just tell you a little bit about his journey.
Chris is not a typical modern day photographer. The shots featured in his May 11, 2010 edition of Glacier Park Magazine entitled "100 Strait Days in Glacier" are not all taken by digital cameras. The pictures in this edition are comprised of digital and film prints, and not just film prints from 35mm cameras either. He embarked on the journey equipped with his digital Nikon camera, an 8 by 10 field camera, a Kodak Pocket Vest camera, circa 1909, and a Speed Graphic, among others. He took pictures with these older cameras in order to further commemorate the 100th anniversary of Glacier National Park.
After Chris Peterson concluded his 100 day journey through Glacier National Park, he set up a traveling exhibit. He sells prints from his trip and donates some of the proceeds to the Glacier Fund for an Accessible Trail Project. This project was started to create a wheelchair accessible trail in the park, which is currently under construction near Swiftcurrent Lake. Peterson is thankful to have the opportunities to see Glacier and wants to share that ability with those who might not be able to view it on the current trails.
Citations:
Glacier Fund for an Accessible Trail Project
http://www.glacierparkmagazine.com/100_days_in_Glacier_National_Park/100daysinGlacierNationalPark.html
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