Photograph of the Month October 2024 – Greenland Pastel Light Icebergs

The photograph of the month for October 2024 comes from my just completed East Greenland Scoresby Sund expedition (trip report coming soon). Photographed from the deck of our expedition schooner, the Rembrandt Van Rijn, this image directly resulted from positioning the boat in the best location at the best time. It’s a great example of the key difference between a dedicated photographic expedition and a general tourist trip. With time on our side and a team of participants all dedicated to making great images, I decided to simply stay with these two icebergs and wait for the best light of the day. This soft pastel light post-sunset is a wonderful example of what makes Greenland alluring to photographers. These types of photographic opportunities are abundant in Greenland and easily made from the deck of a suitable expedition-class vessel. In this instance, I used a 24-105mm F4 RF lens at F5.6 ISO800 hand-held. As we slowly circled the icebergs (numerous times!) I made many different photographs from different angles so that I could choose my preferred angle in post-production.

Ultimate Polar Bears of the High Arctic June 2025 Single Availability

A single private cabin place has just become available on my Ultimate Polar Bears of the High Arctic expedition, which will take place June 10th – June 27th, 2025. An 18-day expedition is an all-new opportunity to venture far north, east and west of Svalbard into the pack ice in search of Polar Bears. If you have ever wanted to photograph Polar Bears on a dedicated trip with like-minded, passionate photographers, this is the expedition you want to participate in. With 18 days, we will sail far north into the permanent pack ice, looking for and photographing the King of the Arctic. We can sail much further east and west with our extended time than all the other eight and nine-day expeditions. The extra time will give us many unique opportunities to encounter and photograph this incredible high-arctic predator. If you are keen to photograph the King of the Arctic, please drop me an email to express your interest. First come, first served.

WNPP Episode 104 – Canon EOS R5 Mk2 Musings from the Arctic

I have just published episode 104 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I discuss my thoughts on the new Canon EOS R5 MK2 camera now that I have had an opportunity to use the camera in the Arctic for several weeks of intense photography (Eastern Greenland and South Western Iceland). I first tested the camera back in September in Australia over three days of landscape photography down the Great Ocean Road. During this shoot, I was photographing only from a tripod and had not yet shot handheld with the camera in my preferred polar environment. My initial impressions from this shoot in Australia were all positive, and I was very keen to get the camera up to Greenland to see how it performed. After shooting with the camera in Eastern Greenland and Iceland for the last three weeks, I have (perhaps surprisingly) concluded that this camera is not for me. The files are excellent at low to moderate ISO (ISO800 and below) but fall far short of those from the EOS R3 at ISO800 and above. Since most of my photography is at moderate to high ISO (typically 800 and above), this is a significant factor in my decision-making process. Of more importance, however, is that the ergonomics of the EOS R5MK2 just don’t suit my size hands or my style of shooting. It is a wonderful camera that will undoubtedly make many people happy – but it isn’t for me. Find out more in this podcast.

Canon EOS R3, EOS R5MK2 and More Firmware Updates September 2025

During my last few days in Greenland (I am currently in Iceland wrapping up the extension trip), Canon updated firmware for the EOS R3, EOS R5MK2 and many other cameras in the line-up. Most of the updates are bug fixes, although some cameras got support for the new LP-E6P. You can download firmware updates through the Camera Connect app or directly from a Canon website. Personally, I find the Canon Camera Connect app to be the easiest and fastest. I updated my R3 in the field in less than ten minutes with my iPhone while waiting for the clouds to gather after the morning shoot here in Iceland.

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