#106 • Johnny Johnson "In Harm's Way" Photograph

Part of The Johnny Johnson Estate Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

Starting at $5.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Nov 3, 2026 6:35 PM AKST

Category: Art

"In Harm's Way", c.2002, is a signed photograph by Alaska wildlife photographer Johnny Johnson (1947–2025), numbered 61/950. The accompanying artwork description leaflet reads: "Under a beautiful blue sky on a sunny June day I set up my camera along the Mikmik Creek to photograph brown bears fishing for red salmon. Late June is also the mating season for grizzly bears and I watched as a male made his advances towards a female grizzly. Just as the bear couple were getting romantic, out of the brush on the opposite bank came an enormous male grizzly. I thought there might be a confrontation so I focused my 600mm lens on the 'new' bear. Sure enough, the instant he spied the mating couple he charged them in a frightening burst of speed and power letting out a deafening roar. The mating bears split apart instantly and the male took off running for his life with the enormous 'new' grizzly in hot-pursuit. This huge carnivore was the scariest yet most magnificent bear I have ever seen in over twenty years of photographing Alaskan grizzlies. And I bet in the end he got the female!" The photograph is signed, dated, and numbered in the lower left corner in gold leaf ink and printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Supergloss paper. Also included are a 1997/98 The Art of Johnny Johnson Limited Edition Ilfochrome photographs catalog, an artist's biography sheet, and a 2003 edition of The Alaska Professional Hunter magazine. The photograph is matted and framed under glass, measuring approximately 32" x 28.5" overall.