Graham Holmes Photography

Graham Holmes Photography Photographer traveling to amazing places to capture stunning Landscape, Seascape and Sunrise/Sunset photographs. Welcome to my world of photography! Graham.

Ambassador for onX Offroad see linktree link below for discounts and more info I'm Graham, a professional photographer driven by a passion for travel, adventure, and storytelling through images. My work beautifully captures the essence of seascapes and landscapes, blending spontaneous moments with the rich stories of my travels. Join me on this journey as I continually explore new perspectives and

share the unexpected moments that inspire my creativity. Thank you for visiting, and I hope you enjoy the journey!

09/06/2026

Sunset on the shore of Dease Lake, British Columbia, right beside our campsite.

After another long day on the road, I carried the camera down to the beach and was rewarded with a sky that just kept building. Deep reds and oranges spread across the horizon, reflecting off the lake as the mountains disappeared into silhouette.

Sometimes the best photography locations aren’t places you’ve planned for months. They’re simply a few steps from where you decided to camp for the night.

A pretty good way to finish another day on the road south. 📷

09/04/2026

Day 21 | Exploring Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸

After a stormy night, it was a relief to wake up to calmer conditions, especially with 7.5 hours on a boat ahead of us.

We checked in and boarded with Major Marine Tours, and they were excellent from start to finish. The staff were friendly, the food was great and the captain did a fantastic job.

As we left Seward behind, the boat carried us along a rugged coastline of dark rock, forested slopes and cold, open water. The air felt fresh and salty, and every turn revealed another dramatic stretch of shoreline.

Our trip took us to two glaciers: Holgate Glacier and Aialik Glacier. Both were breathtaking. Their pale blue ice stood out against the surrounding mountains, while the glacier faces rose above the water in immense, silent walls. The scale of them was difficult to take in, especially from the deck of the boat.

The coastline was just as impressive, with steep, weathered cliffs meeting the sea and waves breaking below. The whole landscape felt wild and untouched.

Along the way, we were lucky enough to see puffins, sea otters, a fin whale, Steller sea lions and harbor seals. Puffins flashed across the water, sea otters appeared among the waves and the sea lions gathered along the rocky shoreline. Seeing the fin whale was a particularly special moment, while the harbor seals added to an already unforgettable day of wildlife encounters.

After hours surrounded by glaciers, wildlife and rugged coastline, we returned to Seward and headed back to camp. I cooked dinner before we went out for a stroll around the old town.

A perfect end to an unforgettable day on the water. 📷🐋🦭

A Tufted Puffin photographed off Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula during our 7.5-hour Kenai Fjords tour with Major Marine Tours....
09/03/2026

A Tufted Puffin photographed off Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula during our 7.5-hour Kenai Fjords tour with Major Marine Tours.

We saw plenty of wildlife throughout the day, but I was particularly hoping for a good opportunity to photograph one of these guys. That bright orange bill, white face and those long golden head plumes make the Tufted Puffin one of the most distinctive seabirds along the Alaskan coast.

Photographing birds from a moving boat is always a challenge. The boat is moving, the water is moving and, unsurprisingly, the puffin isn’t interested in posing for you. 😂 Fortunately this one stayed on the surface long enough for me to get a few frames before we continued on.

Another species checked off the Alaska photography list.

📍 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
📷 Canon EOS R5 Mark II
🔭 Canon RF 100-500mm

Caribou of Denali 🦌One of the animals I was really hoping to photograph during our time in Denali National Park was a ma...
09/01/2026

Caribou of Denali 🦌

One of the animals I was really hoping to photograph during our time in Denali National Park was a mature bull caribou, and this guy certainly delivered.

We spotted him moving steadily through the tundra, surrounded by the yellows, reds and oranges that were already beginning to signal the arrival of fall in Alaska. Those huge antlers immediately stood out above the vegetation, and when he moved into this patch of color I had the composition I was looking for.

Judging by his size and the development of those antlers, he appears to be a mature bull, perhaps somewhere around 4–7 years old. By late summer, bulls are carrying fully developed antlers as they approach the fall rut.

Photographed with my Canon R5 Mark II and RF 100–500mm, which has been an incredibly useful combination for wildlife on this Alaska trip. The reach allowed me to keep a respectful distance while still filling the frame and capturing the detail in those remarkable antlers.

📍 Denali National Park, Alaska
📷 Canon EOS R5 Mark II
🔭 RF 100–500mm F4.5–7.1 L IS USM

A tender moment in Denali. 🫎While exploring Denali National Park, we stumbled upon this mother moose and her calf making...
08/31/2026

A tender moment in Denali. 🫎

While exploring Denali National Park, we stumbled upon this mother moose and her calf making their way across a rocky riverbed.

For a few seconds, the calf moved in close to its mother, gently pressing its face against her. Whether it was looking for reassurance, affection, or simply staying close, it certainly appeared to be a tender moment between the pair.

We kept our distance and watched quietly, giving them plenty of space while I captured a few photographs with the Canon RF 100-500mm. Encounters like this are exactly why that lens has been such a valuable part of my kit in Alaska. It gives me the reach to photograph wildlife without needing to intrude.

Denali has already given us some wonderful wildlife sightings, but seeing the interaction between these two was particularly special.

📍 Denali National Park, Alaska
📷 Canon R5 Mark II
🔭 Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM

A Denali ptarmigan. 📷One of the first wildlife encounters of our morning in Denali National Park was this beautiful ptar...
08/29/2026

A Denali ptarmigan. 📷

One of the first wildlife encounters of our morning in Denali National Park was this beautiful ptarmigan standing quietly beside the road.

With the rain still falling and the light pretty subdued, I was able to get the Canon R5 Mark II and RF 100-500mm onto it and grab a few frames before we continued deeper into the park.

I love the detail in its plumage, especially the mix of rusty brown, black and white as it blends into the tundra vegetation. Ptarmigan change dramatically with the seasons, eventually becoming almost completely white for winter, so catching one in this transitional plumage was a real treat.

And as it turned out, this was just the beginning of a pretty remarkable morning in Denali.

📍 Denali National Park, Alaska
📷 Canon EOS R5 Mark II
🔭 Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM

This was one of those wildlife encounters where everything happened quickly.While exploring Valdez, we spotted this blac...
08/28/2026

This was one of those wildlife encounters where everything happened quickly.

While exploring Valdez, we spotted this black bear working a river full of spawning salmon. By the time I got the camera on him, he had already pulled one from the water and was finishing his meal along the bank.

There was certainly no shortage of food. The streams around Valdez are packed with salmon right now, and the bears know exactly where to find them. Watching this one finish his catch before casually looking over in my direction made for an incredible photographic opportunity.

I kept my distance, stayed quiet and let the 100-500mm do the work. Alaska continues to deliver some remarkable wildlife encounters.

📍 Valdez, Alaska
🐻 American Black Bear
📸 Canon EOS R5 Mark II
🔭 RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM

A front-row seat to the salmon run at Solomon Gulch in Valdez, Alaska.The salmon were running in huge numbers, and this ...
08/27/2026

A front-row seat to the salmon run at Solomon Gulch in Valdez, Alaska.

The salmon were running in huge numbers, and this harbor seal had figured out exactly where to be. I watched as it caught salmon and surfaced with its meal, giving me just a few seconds each time to find it through the viewfinder and get the shot.

There was something pretty impressive about watching the whole process play out. Thousands of salmon pushing toward the spawning grounds, while seals waited nearby to take advantage of the feast.

This one surfaced close enough for me to capture the detail of its face, whiskers and, of course, the rather substantial piece of salmon it had just caught.

Another great wildlife encounter from Alaska, and a reminder that sometimes you just have to watch, wait and be ready when the action happens.

📍 Solomon Gulch, Valdez, Alaska
📷 Canon EOS R5 Mark II

Sunrise below the Kennicott Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.I was up at 5:30am to photograph the glacier, bu...
08/25/2026

Sunrise below the Kennicott Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

I was up at 5:30am to photograph the glacier, but as the morning light developed I turned my camera toward the surrounding mountains. The peaks to the left of the glacier were catching the first touches of sunlight while the rest of the landscape remained in the cool blue of early morning.

I particularly liked the contrast between the soft pink sky, the snow-covered peaks and the darker forest in the foreground.

A pretty good reward for getting out of bed before sunrise.

📍 Kennicott, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska

An early morning walk through Ketchikan delivered a pretty memorable Alaska encounter.We were wandering through town dur...
08/22/2026

An early morning walk through Ketchikan delivered a pretty memorable Alaska encounter.

We were wandering through town during our stop from the ferry when we spotted this black bear right beside the boardwalk, standing in the water and feeding on salmon.

It was incredible to watch. The bear was completely focused on fishing, grabbing salmon from the creek while we watched from the safety of the boardwalk.

I had the Canon R5 Mark II with my EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II, so this certainly wasn’t a long-lens wildlife encounter. Thankfully, the boardwalk gave us a safe place to watch and photograph it without interfering with what the bear was doing.

A very unexpected start to our morning in Ketchikan, Alaska.

📷 Canon EOS R5 Mark II + EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

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