I have just published episode #76 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I discuss my thoughts and impressions of the scouting trip I just completed to Barrow, Alaska and photography of the birds that inhabit the extensive Arctic Tundra in this region. The purpose of this scouting trip was to explore the potential for a future workshop in this far-flung region of Alaska, both from a photographic and infrastructure perspective. I will have a full written trip report with photographs in the next few weeks on my return to Australia. In the meantime, this podcast covers my initial thoughts and impressions on this ten-day experience.

I have just published Episode #75 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I briefly discuss how a week’s break in Dubai between workshops restored my faith in humanity and how the UAE works to get travel right while the rest of the world falls far short of its high benchmark.

The photograph of the month for June 2023 comes from my April Svalbard Spring Light Expedition (Read the Trip Report) and is of a young male Polar Bear in the landscape at Yoldiabukta. The incredible blue ice plates were far too tempting a subject as a foreground element, which meant placing the bear in the landscape. As such, I switched cameras in the zodiac from 600mm to 70-200mm for this photograph – I always like to photograph with two cameras in case of eventualities such as this. Opportunities like this, with both a Polar Bear and an excellent evocative foreground, do not come along very often. Just as a tease, this photograph will be included in my new book on Polar Bears, which, I hope will be released in time for Christmas 2023.

BenQ’s all-new SW272U 4K and SW272Q 2K are now available for pre-order. You can read all about them and pre-order by clicking the two links. I should be reviewing the SW272U 4K on my return to Australia later this month. Look for a full review soon.