Coastal Brown (Grizzly) Bear with Pink Salmon

There was no shortage of salmon or bears during my recent Ultimate Brown Bears Galore Workshop in Alaska. The bears don’t often look directly at anyone; in this case, her cub (the one in my last post) was now behind us, and she kept a watchful eye on him.

I rotated the lens foot on the 600mm lens around the top to use it as a handle to hold the camera slightly above the ground with the read LCD flipped out as my monitor.

Coastal Brown (Grizzly) Bear with Pink Salmon (Ursus arctos, ours brun) from my recent Ultimate Coastal Brown Bears of Katmai adventure workshop in Alaska. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens with Sony 2X teleconverter @1,200mm. ISO 20,000, f/8 @ 1/3,200s Manual exposure. Full frame image.

Coastal Brown (Grizzly) Bear Slamming Salmon

We had some of the most epic bear encounters during my recently concluded ULTIMATE BROWN BEARS of KATMAI SALMON FISHING WORKSHOP. This image was made from the river's edge, with my Sony Alpha 1 and Sony 600mm f/4 lens on the ground and the screen tilted up. Everyone got more images of fishing bears than they imagined possible, and the weather was “Alaskan Awesome” with a mix of everything!

2023 Christopher Dodds Sony Roadshow update

I am thrilled to be making another trip across Canada to present at some of Canada’s finest Sony retailers. Sony sponsors the roadshow, and all of the presentations are free. Get your tickets here:

VISTEK Ottawa, ON - October 2, 2023

HENRY’S Toronto, ON - October 3, 2023

HENRY’S Winnipeg, MB - October 6, 2023

DON’S PHOTO Regina, SK - October 7, 2023

LONDON DRUGS Saskatoon, SK - October 8, 2023

VISTEK Edmonton, AB - October 11, 2023

VISTEK Calgary, AB - October 12, 2023

McBAIN CAMERA Red Deer, AB - October 13, 2023

McBAIN CAMERA Lethbridge, AB - October 14, 2023

HENRY’S Vancouver, BC - October 18, 2023

Keslow Camera Vancouver, BC - October 19

Coastal Brown Bear mother and cubs

Here is a Coastal Brown Bear mother and her twin cubs from my 2018 Ultimate Brown Bear Workshop in Katmai, Alaska. Katmai National Park is home to some of the most beautiful brown bears! These are exactly the same species as Grizzly Bears which live inland and way from the rich, plentiful and diverse food available on the coast.