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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 9h

Owie, never trust a crack 😹

#bouldering #rockclimbing

A picture of my knuckles, taped up as I scraped them against a crack handhold in the climbing gym

Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 23h

These images were made this past summer

With the government shut down, please refrain from visiting National Parks - they currently lack the staff to keep the parks clean and safe for everyone, including the animals and plants.

Instead, consider checking out state & city parks!

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 23h

My first visit to Great Sand Dunes NP was ~10yrs ago

It’s strange to come back here with a different set of eyes, different friends, in a different era of life

(Jul 25)

#publiclandsinpublichands #nps #colorado #gsdnp #greatsanddunes #photography #nature #landscape

A black and white photograph of dunes in Great Sand Sunes National Park, Colorado

Sony A1 | Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM ii | 1/320s, f/3.5, ISO100.

A photograph of dunes with the Sangre de Cristo mountains in the background of Great Sand Sunes National Park, Colorado

Sony A1 | Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM ii | 1/320s, f/3.5, ISO64

A black and white photograph of dunes and the Sangre de Cristo mountains in Great Sand Sunes National Park, Colorado

Sony A1 | Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM ii | 1/320s, f/3.5, ISO100.

A photograph of dunes and the Sangre de Cristo mountains in Great Sand Sunes National Park, Colorado

Sony A1 | Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM ii | 1/80s, f/6.3, ISO100.

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 1d

If you can, please donate.

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

/erp/donate/create/fund

alaskacf.fcsuite.com

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 1d

Because of the two devastating storms have that ravaged western Alaska, I’ll be matching donations from every print sold and donating them to the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund

Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 2d

Wow - 3 people have placed orders on my store over the weekend!

It’s not a lot, but it’s more than I’ve ever had in one go since opening my online print store

Thank you all so much for the support, and for assisting my mission in promoting wildlife conservation & indigenous rights for Alaska

A photo of the Alaskan tundra in the autumn

Sony A1, Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM ii - 5 image panorama

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 1d

Thank you so much Nicole!

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 1d

Thank you so much! That one is one of my favourite images from the series. Appreciate the support!

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 1d

Thank you!

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 1d

I know winter is coming because she starts invading my space for warmth 😹

#cat

My cat using my pillow and sleeping under my blankets

My cat sleeping on my pillow and using my covers

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 2d

Whoops I forgot to add the link to my store lol

(But honestly, it’s better that you just go donate directly to these orgs anyways)

www.rawcaptures.net/shop/alaskan...

The Alaskan Arctic | RAW Captures Ryan Aw - Environmentalist, Adventurer, Photographer

Ryan Aw is a Singaporean-born, Atlanta-based outdoor photographer with a passion for the environment and conservation. He specializes in Panoramic Photography. For more of his work, subscribe to the n...

www.rawcaptures.net

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 2d

What’s going on in Alaska:
alaskawild.org/blog/america...

How you can help:
act.npca.org/page/88394/a...

noamblerroadaction.org

Purchase a print here. ALL profits donated to Alaska Wildlife Alliance & Native Movement:

America First? Not When Public Lands Are Being Used to Profit a Foreign Company. | Alaska Wilderness League

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 6, 2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | [email protected] ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Alaska Wilderness League

alaskawild.org

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 2d

Wow - 3 people have placed orders on my store over the weekend!

It’s not a lot, but it’s more than I’ve ever had in one go since opening my online print store

Thank you all so much for the support, and for assisting my mission in promoting wildlife conservation & indigenous rights for Alaska

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 3d

I guess I should include a link to my store as well:

www.rawcaptures.net/shop/alaskan... #smallbusiness #indieartist #independentartist #photography #nature #wildlife #protectthekobuck #conservation #alaska #indigenousrights

A field of red flowers blooming in the Alaskan tundra

Sony A1, Sony 24-70 mmm f/2.8 GM ii - 1/250s, f/4, ISO50 - 5 image bracketed exposure

An ICM of the boreal forest in the Alaskan Tundra

Sony A1, Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM ii - 1s, f/22, ISO50 - 3 stop ND Filter

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 3d

You can read about what’s happening in #Alaska here:

- alaskawild.org/blog/america...

- brooksrange.org/the-issue/

- noamblerroadaction.org

A three peaked mountain and its reflection in Alaska

Sony A1, Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM ii - 1/4000s, f/5, ISO100 - 5 image bracketed HDR

A mushroom surrounded by mosses on the forest floor of Alaska

Sony A1, Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM ii - 1/250s, f/5, ISO 50

The Alaskan tundra partially covered in snow

Sony A1, Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM ii - 1/800s, f/4.5, ISO 80 - 5 image bracketed exposure

Aurora Borealis in Alaska

Sony A1, Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 GM - 8s, f/2.8, ISO 4000

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 3d

Alternatively, you can:

Contact your reps using the link below to let them know - No to the Ambler Road Project!

Donate directly to both the orgs mentioned.

Defend the Brooks Range and Protect the Kobuck are great ones as well!

act.npca.org/page/88394/a... #alaska #publiclands

13 Million Acres of Public Lands at Risk

Dismantling the Central Yukon plan through a congressional resolution would throw our entire system of managing public lands into chaos. Urge your senators to vote No on S.J. RES 63. We must protect...

act.npca.org

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 3d

I’ve just released 10 prints for sale on my site

ALL profits go to Alaska Wilderness Alliance & Native Movement to support conservation & indigenous rights

Click through the full post - which would you have on a wall?

#photography #publiclandsinpublichands #noamblerroad #alaska #landscape #nature

The Alaskan Tundra in the fall

Sony A1, Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM ii - 1/160s, f/10, ISO250 - 5 panel vertical panorama

A mushroom surrounded by berries and mosses on the forest floor of the Alaskan tundra

Sony A1, Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM ii - 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO 50

A closeup of a mountain in Alaska

Sony A1, Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM ii - 1/1600s, f/3.2, ISO100

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 3d

Oh I bet. The feeling you get just walking out of Anchorage airport and seeing all the mountains around…you already know you’re in for something special

Less than a year after my first visit, I went back immediately for a second haha

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 3d

Thank you!

Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 3d

Thank you, Amanda!

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 3d

Shoshone ice caves are very high on my list of places to visit! Too many I’ve not explored yet haha.

Thank you!

Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 4d

If you’ve made it this far down, please consider sparing a minute more to write to our senators

Let them know that we cannot allow this absolutely horror of a road be built through this sacred land

It’s never too late

#publiclandsinpublichands #noamblerroad

act.npca.org/page/89143/a...

A photo of the Alaskan tundra in the autumn. Image made by Ryan Aw

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 4d

If something like this can happen to a place like Alaska - this needs to be a wake up call for all Americans.

This can, and will happen to the rest of our public lands if we stay still.

We can’t let billionaires and this joke of a govt bribe, lie, and cheat their way into filling their wallets

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 4d

For an administration that claims to be “America First,” I can’t see how any of this could possibly benefit any American citizen.

It’s greedy, it’s evil, it’s disrespectful, it’s disgusting, it’s unforgivable to want to ruin this land.

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 4d

This road would also run along many critical regions

Destroying #salmon spawning streams, cutting off #caribou migration paths, endangering indigenous food supplies, polluting water supplies for ALL Alaskans

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Ryan Aw @rawcaptures.net · 4d

This is a PRIVATE road, that ONLY heavy machinery can use, for the specific purpose of drilling and mining copper to be sold to a CANADIAN company, which will then sell the materials to CHINA, which Americans will then have to buy back at a 125% #tariff, all at the expense of Alaskans.

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