The faces of Alaska Pictures The faces of Alaska Every single day for the past three years and eight months, photographer Clark James Mishler has taken a portrait -- and he doesn't plan to stop anytime soon. Mishler has recently collected his strongest photos of fellow Alaskans into a book, "Portrait Alaska," released earlier this year. Mishler is hopeful that his pictures of Alaska's diverse population will be a lasting representation of the fast-changing rural and urban communities in the state he has called home for 40 years. He plans to continue his portrait a day series until he reaches a full decade of photos. In this photo, Inspirational performing artist and storyteller, Gene Tagaban, with his Raven Spirit costume, Anchorage, Alaska. Credit: Clark James Mishler