A Photography Show · Greg Benolkin

Postcards from the Valley

Fourteen photographs of the Matanuska Valley — its landmarks, its rivers, its wildlife, and the light that makes home look like home.

Order any size below — free US shipping, printed and shipped within days.

The Wall

All fourteen, in hanging order. Tap any photograph for its story, its sizes, and a print you can order on the spot — the same page the tag on the wall points to.

The old Palmer water tower with snow-dusted Pioneer Peak rising behind it — 1 · Palmer Water Tower · Downtown Palmer, Pioneer Peak behind

A row of rural mailboxes on a gravel shoulder with golden autumn birch behind — 2 · Mailbox Row · Glenn Highway mile 38

Red mountain-ash berries hanging over Palmer colony buildings with the water tower behind — 3 · Mountain Ash, Colony Ground · Palmer

Close-up of a magenta painted daisy with a yellow center — 4 · Painted Daisy · From my garden, Palmer

A dead-calm lake reflecting clouds with a single canoe in the middle — 5 · Canoe Lake · Yes, that's really its name

Looking straight down the centerline of the old Knik River steel truss bridge — 6 · Old Knik River Bridge · The Old Glenn Highway

A red airboat resting on the braided sand of the Knik River flats — 7 · Airboat, Knik Flats · Knik River

Looking up from deep midsummer grass toward Pioneer Peak under a blue sky — 8 · In the Grass · Springer Loop, under Pioneer Peak

Still water winding through the Palmer Hay Flats beneath the Glenn Highway overpass with the Chugach mountains behind — 9 · Hay Flats · Palmer Hay Flats

A bald eagle flying low over snow, passing food from its talons to its beak — 10 · Eating on the Wing · Eagle River VFW

A trumpeter swan rising to full wingspan in shallow lake water — 11 · Trumpeter · Irene Lake, Palmer

Two sheep looking out from the slot of a stock trailer — 12 · Neighbors in Transit · Alaska State Fair, Palmer

A lone figure on a river bar at dusk with Sleeping Lady mountain on the horizon — 13 · Sleeping Lady, from the Bridge · Knik River bridge, Glenn Highway

A fiery winter sunset over the snow mountains and open water of Turnagain Arm — 14 · Winter Fire · Turnagain Arm

About the Show

These are postcards from the place I live. The Matanuska Valley announces itself — the water tower over downtown Palmer, mail waiting along the Glenn, a swan the size of a kayak putting its wings up on a quiet lake. I've photographed farther places, but the pictures I keep coming back to are the ones from home: the light we get here, seasons that don't do anything halfway, and the small familiar landmarks that tell you exactly where you are. Every photograph in this show was made in and around the Valley. If one of them feels like home to you too, that's the point.

Prints & Prices

Small · 8×12, unframed $45

Medium · 12×18, unframed $75

Large · 16×24, unframed $115

Signed 13×19 sheet $125

Signed framed 13×19 $225

Show zine (numbered) $25

Open-edition prints order straight from any photograph’s page — free US shipping, printed and shipped within days. Signed work is printed by hand in Palmer; email and we’ll sort it out like neighbors.

Shipping & Returns

Shipping: Open-edition prints are made to order by a fine-art lab in the US and ship tracked within 1–3 business days. Shipping to any US address is included in the price; Alaska and Hawaii can take a few extra days. Framed prints, larger sizes, or shipping outside the US: email me.
Returns: Every print is made just for you, so I can't take returns for a change of mind. If a print arrives damaged or misprinted, email a photo within 14 days and I'll have it reprinted and reshipped at no charge.
Cancellations: Orders go to the lab within a day. Email right away if you need to cancel — once a print is in production it can't be stopped.
Who you're buying from: Prints are sold by gregari.us LLC, Palmer, Alaska. Payments are handled by Stripe; your card details never reach me. Questions: support@gregari.us.

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