Sockeye counts in the Upper Lynn Canal are down, and the run is yet to arrive in full force. As the weeks tick by and numbers stay low, some fishermen are worried the full run might not materialize at all. 

Efforts to count the annual run are generally separated into two components. The first is the harvest — how many fish are caught as they travel up the Lynn Canal towards spawning streams. The second…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.