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About the Photographer: Andrea Swingley Photography stuff My first "real" camera was a Kodak 110. I took lots of pictures of people and our pets. At one point I had a Kodak Instamatic. In college I finally progressed to a Pentax IQ Zoom. I took lots of photos of people and animals. In 1992, I went to Alaska for the first time to assist with some field research on the North Slope. My mom decided to lend me her Olympus OM–2N and some lenses for the trip. I shot several rolls of film during my six–week stay in Alaska. Everything from flowers to co–workers to birds to our field camp. I was hooked (on Alaska as well as photography) and got to keep the camera "indefinitely." In May 1993, a group of friends and I took an early canoe trip on the Chena River. Big mistake. My canoe partner and I broadsided a log and flipped the boat. We both ended up in the freezing river. Luckily my backpack was hooked to her dry bag which was connected to the canoe. Unfortunately the force of the river opened the main pouch of my pack and everything inside ended up in the river — my camera, two lenses, and several rolls of film. So if you ever happen to be along the Chena River and find an Olympus camera and lenses inside a Ziploc bag… Eventually my mother forgave me for losing her camera and even gave me another one. This was her Olympus OM–2S. The Olympus was my main camera until late–February of 2001. After much research and discussion, I purchased a Canon EOS–3, Power Drive Booser PB–E2, a 50/1.4 EF lens, and a 100–300/4.5–5.6 USM EF lens. Photography credits 2001 Fairbanks Visitor Guide Mushing magazine (March/April 2001) Fairbanks Daily News–Miner International Federation of Sleddog Sports 2001 World Championships Souvenir Program

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