23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Coastal King

This photo represents the soul of Katmai National Park to me, with an impressive male bear standing on his hind legs looking for salmon against a backdrop of ashy mountains, 112 years after the Novarupta explosion that first made it a national park.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Homer, Alaska, United States of America
Copyright: © Rylee Jensen