Arctic Odyssey
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Voyage of Belvedere

Journey with National Geographic photographer Richard Olsenius along the fabled Northwest Passage. Olsenius was on the first American yacht to transit the Passage and the first ever to cross West to East.

Journey to Watersky

Journey with Richard Olsenius on his year-long sailing adventure in music and video presentations of this unique and important ecological region.

Floe-edge Hunters

“The Arctic holds a fascination for many people. It is that final frontier where explorers have wanted to leave their mark, but in the end the Arctic leaves its imprint on us. It is a place not to be conquered but to be experienced. View six galleries that explore the Arctic for it’s length of 3,500 miles.

The New Explorers

For over a year in the late 1980’s I traveled and lived with the Inuit of Canada and Alaska.  I also sailed from Alaska to Greenland across the Northwest Passage on a small boat, the Belvedere, These compositions are in memory of this extraordinary time. They are also accessible in iTunes and other services.