#232 • Johnny Johnson "Romancing the Dawn" & "Breach of Worlds" Photographs

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

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Bidding closes Nov 3, 2026 7:16 PM AKST

Category: Art

Two signed and numbered photographs by Alaska wildlife photographer Johnny Johnson (1947-2025). The first work, "Romancing the Dawn", is dated circa 2011 and numbered 59/950. Johnson described the scene: “As I pulled up to Denali National Park Headquarters in the pre-dawn chill of mid-September, I saw my friend Gary eagerly awaiting me. "it's a perfect morning," he exclaimed excitedly. Gary was Denali Park's Chief Ranger and an avid amateur photographer. The mating season for moose had just started and the associated interaction often provided excellent opportunities to photograph moose behavior. It wasn't long before we spotted a large bull moose defending a harem of more than a dozen females. Wasting no time, we grabbed our cameras and bushwhacked thru the brush three-quarters of a mile. We set up our tripods just as the morning light turned the bull's enormous antlers into beacons of gold. To our delight, a young female approached the bull and they began to nuzzle. Minutes later, it was over and they were gone. "Did you get that?" Gary asked in a whisper. "Absolutely" I said, "it just doesn't get any better than that!"” The second work, "Breach of Worlds", is dated circa 1994 and numbered 45/950. Johnson described the scene: "A humpback whale performs a full body breach near Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska. When 40 tons of whale bursts from the water your heart stops and for a few quick seconds this behemoth of the deep appears. Then in a great crash of water it is gone." Both pieces are signed and dated in the lower left corner in gold leaf ink. The accompanying information identifies "Romancing the Dawn" as a Fuji Crystal Archive Supergloss print and "Breach of Worlds" as a Cibachrome/Ilfochrome print. A care guide and artist's biography are included on the reverse. Each one is shrink-wrapped on board, and the humpback whale print measures approximately 18.5" x 24.5".