Raised Wild: The Salmon Sisters

An ongoing creative partnership rooted in Alaska. Six trips north have meant earning trust on fishing boats, in family kitchens, and across remote islands where weather and tide dictate everything.

Cookbooks, product releases, and editorial features grew from that return. Scale and intimacy telling a story together, shot and styled by me in some of the most remote places on earth.

Some of the best meals of my life.

Alaska is a place I return to every chance I get. From Homer harbor to the Aleutian Islands, I photograph food, fisheries, lifestyle, and brand work across the state, and I'm always looking for a reason to come back. If you're an Alaska brand, lodge, fishery, or tourism board looking for a photographer who already knows the light up there, reach out.

Portrait of a fisherwoman in a navy Patagonia puffy and orange Grundens bibs behind a tray of fresh salmon fillets, photographed in Alaska, photographed by Dawn Heumann Golden backlit beach grass with a blurred Alaskan bay and mountains beyond Hand resting on a stack of journals beside a map of Alaska and a mug of coffee Mirror-calm bay at dawn with alpenglow on the mountain range and a lone skiff at anchor in Alaska Rocky cliffs and spruce trees with homes on a green bluff and a glacier hanging between peaks on the Alaska coast Two women laughing arm in arm on a boat bow in floral beanies and Patagonia jackets in Alaska Legs dangling off a boat cabin in XtraTuf Salmon Sisters boots, one cuff rolled to show the fish print lining Hosing off purple XtraTuf Salmon Sisters ankle boots on a wet boat deck Woman in a floral beanie and red jacket holding a large king salmon up to the camera in Alaska Overhead of a salmon tail resting on rope netting on a weathered wooden dock in Alaska Aerial view of a rugged Alaskan mountain valley with a river winding through a canyon Green treeless Aleutian hills with homes above a rocky shoreline reflected in a calm harbor on the Alaska coast Woman in orange rubber gloves working lines aboard a fishing boat with orange buoys Fishing boat Stanley K of False Pass tied up at a cannery dock under a sunburst, crane and forklift on the pier in Alaska Two women walking golden tundra hills below rugged peaks, one carrying a berry pail Woman holding a colander piled with king crab legs against lichen-covered rock Raft of sea otters floating inside a rocky breakwater with green hills and a harbor behind Fish coming up on a longline hook beside the blue hull over sparkling water in Alaska Two fisherwomen in wool jackets and XtraTuf boots standing on a dock grate before a blue fishing boat with buoys in Alaska Pouring a bucket of water over netted salmon on deck in orange gloves and XtraTuf boots, photographed in Alaska Selfie-style shot of two women in Grundens bibs each holding up a salmon against a blue sky, photographed in Alaska Overhead of three silver salmon lying in shallow water over smooth pebbles, photographed in Alaska Kneeling on a rocky beach pouring olive oil from a tin over two salted sockeye fillets on a stone slab, photographed in Alaska Two women on a pebble beach holding salmon in front of the beached fishing boat Acadian, both in XtraTuf boots on the Alaska coast Two smiling women standing back to back against a rock face, each cradling a fresh salmon, photographed in Alaska Hands reaching into a shared platter of Dungeness crab, spot prawns, clams, and corn at an outdoor seafood boil, photographed in Alaska Seafood boil spread with crab legs, shrimp, potatoes, and a bowl of tomato panzanella beside oysters and a pea shoot posy Crystal hot sauce bottle and a picked crab claw on newspaper beside a pot of drawn butter and a bowl of shrimp and corn in Alaska Cedar plank salmon topped with charred lemon slices, chives, and thyme on a weathered picnic table, photographed in Alaska Wooden bowl of smoked salmon panzanella with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, mint, and torn croutons in hard sunlight, photographed in Alaska Opened tins of smoked salmon, sardines, mussels, mackerel, and anchovies arranged on a vintage sheet pan, photographed in Alaska Still life of empty seafood tin lids and a spoon on a scratched metal tray Overhead autumn feast with a tinned fish and smoked salmon board, black cod over polenta, orange upside-down cake, and taper candles Two women laughing at a fall outdoor table as one raises amber glasses and the other serves soup from a copper pot Grilled fish tacos on corn tortillas with red cabbage slaw, pickled onion, cotija, and cilantro beside a glass of beer Cupped hands holding a harvest of bright red foraged rosehips in golden light Hand holding a foraged branch of rosehips and autumn leaves against faded denim Macro of a jar of golden pickles layered with dill fronds and slivers of red chile Herbed fish cake burger with arugula, avocado, tomato, and red onion on a brioche bun beside a jar of salsa verde Overhead bowl of seared salmon over rice noodles with radishes, carrots, edamame, mint, and sesame on a teal backdrop, photographed in Alaska Brushing cream cheese frosting over cinnamon rolls in a cast iron skillet beside a mug of coffee Golden flaky pot pie in a cast iron skillet with sea salt on the crust, a hand gripping the handle with a linen napkin Hands holding a glass jar packed with freshly foraged green spruce tips Overhead of negronis and a rosemary infusion in hard sunlight with long shadows and a Campari bottle Squares of cherry tomato and spring onion focaccia with flaky salt on a wire cooling rack Tray of cinnamon sugar doughnuts piped with rhubarb compote, fresh rhubarb stalks behind Passing a bowl of mussels across a sunlit beach dinner table with green glass bottles and grilled bread on the Alaska coast Pouring tahini sauce from a small copper pot over roasted carrots and broccolini on a candlelit table in Alaska Hand holding a small wooden bowl of ice cream sprinkled with spruce tips in front of spruce boughs Woman holding a giant leafy bunch of rhubarb in front of her face against a black background Three small boats moored on a calm bay at dusk beneath forested hills and peaks in Alaska Waterfront kayak lodge on wooden pilings at sunset in Kachemak Bay, Alaska, with kayaks lined up on the gravel beach Child's XtraTuf Salmon Sisters boot with a tin can print cuff resting on a rock beside a smoky campfire Oysters on the half shell grilling over open campfire flames with charred lemon halves, photographed in Alaska Two fire-roasted sockeye salmon fillets on a blackened stone topped with leek rings and herbs, photographed in Alaska Overhead of friends toasting negronis over a candlelit table of dumplings, roasted carrots, and broccolini Two women laughing as they cook salmon over a driftwood beach fire at dusk on the Alaska coast, photographed by Dawn Heumann

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