The son of two Forest Service employees in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, Carl began photographing in high school and became a professional upon graduation. He describes his early work as “classic large-format West Coast Tradition,” but currently focuses on creating images from Alaska’s most remote and unprotected mountain regions. He was a Rasmuson Artist Fellow and won the Daniel Housberg Wilderness Image Award. Carl spends time in nature every day because he believes it is essential to living a healthy life.