A 1933 Stinson SRJR sits on floats at Lake Hood/PALH Alaska.
Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
My friend don Manuel visiting the waterfall at Seward, Alaska this past summer. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
Photo by the Alaska Aviation Museum Collection
Photo by the Alaska Aviation Museum Collection
Photo by the Alaska Aviation Museum Collection
Photo by the Alaska Aviation Museum Collection
Photo by the Alaska Aviation Museum Collection
Photo by the Alaska Aviation Museum Collection
Photo by the Alaska Aviation Museum Collection
Photo by the Alaska Aviation Museum Collection
Photo by the Alaska Aviation Museum Collection
Church in Barichara Colombia
Photo by the Alaska Aviation Museum Collection
Scenery
Images along the Glenn Highway Alaska USA using different telephoto focal points of Mt. Drum in the Wrangell Mountains. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
A Boeing 747 Cargo plane takes off over a practice fire at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) on May 3, 2017. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
The mountains and peaks around the Turnagain Arm, south of Anchorage, Alaska
The mountains and peaks around the Turnagain Arm, south of Anchorage, Alaska
The mountains and peaks around the Turnagain Arm, south of Anchorage, Alaska
The mountains and peaks around the Turnagain Arm, south of Anchorage, Alaska
The mountains and peaks around the Turnagain Arm, south of Anchorage, Alaska
Denali on March 12, 2017 High winds were whipping up snow and creating and misty effect as well as a lenticular mountain wave. The North peak can be seen on the left, Photo By Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
Sunset over the Turnagain Arm recently. You gotta love these Alaskan sunsets! Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
Sunset on the Turnagain Arm, Upper Cook Inlet looking toward the Alaska Range. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
Photo of a September sunset from an Alaska Railroad Goldstar car.
Alaska sunset over Turnagain Arm from the Alaska Railroad Goldstar Dining car. Photo by Rob Stapleton
Mark Barker hods his Christen Eagle on the deck for an exhibition takeoff during the Hudson Memorial Fly-in on May 14, 2016. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
Aircraft Shots
An Alaska Airlines B-737 with the paint scheme “More to Love” takes on some fuel on the ramp at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Photo by Rob Stapleton
Evert’s Air Cargo DC-6 cargo freighter on the taxiway in the North Air Park at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Photo by Rob Stapleton
2015 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport air cargo legacy Alaska carriers on the ramp loading and unloading cargo.
The Boeing Dream Lifter and an Everts Air Cargo DC-6 at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on March 1, 2017. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
A Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747F taxing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
A Staggered Wing Beechcraft flying over Two Rivers Alaska. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
KNIK GLACIER-The Mountain Goat aircraft built by Bill Montagne in flight over the Knik Glacier near Anchorage. Photo Rob Stapleton/ Alaskafoto 2005
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 takes off on Runway 33 passing a DHL Boeing 747 freighter at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
The Russia motor glider flown by Jeff Banks high above Denali National Park Alaska. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
While fall is creeping closer daily there is still a lot of good float flying to be had in Alaska. This is a Rust’s Air Service Cessna 208 landing at LHD/Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
A Grumman Widgeon, now owned by the Alaska Aviation Museum water taxis back the ramp at Lake Hood. Anchorage currently has 19 hours and 18 minutes of daylight giving pilots nearly 21 hours of flying time to use their floatplanes. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
A snow covered airplane at Merrul Field as the sunsets with Alpineglow on the Chugach Mountains. Photo Rob Stapleton/Aalskafoto
Dick Benner at the controls of an AT-6 over Lake Hood, Alaska.
Gumman Goose owned and flown by John Pletcher on final approach to Lake Hood Seaplane base/PALH at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport/PANC. Photo by Rob Stapleton
Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747 on a tech stop at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport/PANC. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
The Anchorage CAF’s Vultee BT-13 wing down over the Yentna River yesterday Tuesday June 5, 2018. Flying the aircraft is Ace Pilot Alex Roesch. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
Portraiture
Greg Galik-Advertising and Marketing executive
Alaska Summer Showcase images of vendors and the Toursaver followers at the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage Alaska, March 30th. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
Diana Garcia
Ben Davis-Loosli Senior HS Portrait
Members of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Police and Fire stand at attention, and perform the 21 gun salute at the 2019 Policeman Memorial Day at the Alaska Crime Lab in Anchorage Alaska on May 10, 2019. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
Realator Portraits
Heaven on her Senior Portrait Shoot in East Anchorage for her West High School Year Book Photos. By Rob Stapleton/ Alaskafoto
Godoy Family Portrait in the wind
Kayte Hughes and Freddy Barrera in the home of Jacqueline and Bjorne Hansen. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
Anna, Tona, Gemma, and Eila Luiken in the wilds of Alaska. Photo by Rob Stapleton
Col. Howard “Mike” Hunt, of Anchorage Alaska is the last surviving WWII pilot to have flown the Memphis Belle. Here Mike is holding a B-17 model of the same aircraft. Photo by Rob Stapleton/Alaskafoto
The Museum’s Stinson L-1 flying during the 2017 Alaska Aviation Musuem’s Festival and Flybys. Photo by Rob Stapleton
Alaskafoto Owner
Jorgy Jorgensen portrait by Rob Stapleton
Holger “Jorgy” Jorgensen-
One of Alaska’s best known flying legends, Jorgy Jorgensen is a master of anything he decides to do. Born in Haycock on Dime Creek on the Seward Peninsula on January 26, 1927 to parents Jessie Nagaruk from Buckland, Alaska and Ole (Torgrimsen) Jorgensen from Norway.
Jorgy first saw an aircraft at the age of six, and immediately knew that he would become a pilot.
Mr. Jorgensen served in the Alaska Territorial Guard and with the Eskimo Scouts during World War II, and later served as Director of Aviation, for the State of Alaska Division of Aviation under Gov. Bill Egan.
Flying for Airpac, Alaska International Air, Foster Air, Frontier Flying Service, Great Northern Airlines, Interior Airways, Wien Air Alaska, Northern Air Cargo, Woods Air and others Jorgensen proved his mastery at aviation. He first learned to fly a 40 horsepower Taylorcraft and soloed at Nome eventually piloting 26 different models of aircraft.
After a career in aviation that started in 1947 and spanned over 40 years Jorgy is hailed by pilots of the military, commercial, bush, and residents of Alaska as a pioneer and legend for is uncanny instincts in the air, and use of instrument navigation in the Arctic.
Jorgy made his last flight as Pilot in Command on March 16, 2001 due to the loss of his eyesight. Recently Jorgy bought and helped refurbish a Cessna 150 for his grandchildren who are following his example and learning to fly in Fairbanks.
