Month: March 2024

Snow Leopard and Pallas Cat 2025 Expeditions now Sold Out

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The 2025 expedition to Western Mongolia to find and photograph the ghost of the mountains – The Snow Leopard, is now sold out – thank you. Likewise, the follow-up expedition for Pallas Cat in the Eastern region is also sold out.  If you want to join us, I am offering the Pallas Cat expedition again in January 2026. The expedition will run from January 2nd to January 8th and will be limited to five photographers. On this expedition, you can expect to see and photograph wild Pallas cats, Corsak Foxes and raptors, including the Upland Buzzard, Golden Eagle and Saker Falcon. More information, including a full trip PDF and itinerary, can be downloaded from my website, www.jholko.com/workshops . To get an idea of the type of photographs you can take on this expedition, please be sure to check out the Mongolia portfolio on my website.

Just a reminder, you can vote for my Pallas Cat photograph in the People’s Choice Award for the Asia / Pacific Photography Awards online HERE.

WNPP Episode #93 Choosing Your Next Photography Tour or Workshop

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I have just published Episode #93 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this podcast episode, I  give my thoughts on what to consider when choosing your next photography tour, workshop or expedition and questions you should ask your potential trip leader to ensure you have the best possible experience and maximise the return on your investment.

How to Choose the Right  Photographic Expedition to Antarctica

How to Choose the Right Ship-Based Photographic Expedition

Photograph of the Month March 2024 – Riding the Iceberg in Antarctica

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The photograph of the month for March 2024 comes from my recent December 2023 expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula (Read the Trip Report) and is of Adelie penguins riding an Iceberg. Photographed on our very last full day in Antarctica, this image was made by holding the camera with a wide angle 14-35mm lens over the side of the zodiac, just a few centimetres above the water line. The key to making this approach work is the focal point and the choice of f-stop to ensure sufficient depth of field. You really need to focus one-third into the frame and ensure you have stopped down enough to have the image sharp front to back. In this situation, I manually selected the focus point I wanted to ensure the depth of field was correct. The Auto focus would otherwise lock the penguins or iceberg, leaving the foreground too soft for my tastes.