Travel Books and photos
Don Pitcher is an Alaska-based photographer and travel writer with a dozen books in print. He is a member of Wedding and Portrait Professionals International (WPPI), and his photos have appeared in many magazines, books, websites, advertisements, and other publications.
Photographic Books
Don has photographed three books for Compass American Guides (Fodors): Alaska's Inside Passage, Alaska, and Wyoming. In addition, his photos are on the covers of many other titles.
Travel Guidebooks
Don Pitcher's travel guidebooks are typically updated every two or three years. The 6th edition of Moon Wyoming came out in 2006, followed by the 3rd edition of Moon San Juan Islands in 2008 and the 9th edition of Moon Alaska in 2010. The 5th edition of Moon Yellowstone & Grand Teton will be available in April of 2011. Small Moon guides (spinoffs from Don's larger books) have also been released over the last few years for Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, Southeast Alaska, and Southcentral Alaska.
Don served as editor for the 4th edition of Best Places Alaska, which came out in 2007, and contributes to DK Eyewitness Travel Alaska and DK Eyewitness Travel USA, along with Triporati.com and other websites.
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Stock Photos
Don's existing stock photos are available from Alaska Stock Images and other agencies, or you can contact him via email for specific images. Click on the adjacent listing of his existing stock images arranged by geographic region.
| Alaska California Washington Wyoming |
Mexico Costa Rica Honduras Guatemala Bolivia Chile Peru |
Australia Indonesia Thailand Vietnam Philippines |
Technical Information
Don Pitcher works with Canon professional cameras and lenses, and shoots entirely in digital RAW using a Canon 5d Mark II, with a backup 1D Mark II. His primary computer is a Mac Pro quad core 2.66 with two monitors. He also uses an iMac for personal work. Images are processed using Photoshop CS5, with Adobe Lightroom 3 for photo management. Other software favorites include Photomatix Pro, Nik Viveza, Nik ColorEfex Pro, iPhoto, Apple Keynote, A Better Finder Rename 7, Adobe Dreamweaver, NeatImage, Photojunction, and Album Showcase. His archival prints are made on an Epson 3800.
Contact Don Pitcher
Don Pitcher
57785 Taku Ave.
Homer, AK 99603
907/235-4949 (Alaska time)
email: don@donpitcher.com