Whoops! With all my workshop travel over the last month the regular monthly update for the photograph of the month almost slipped me by. This month the photograph of the month comes from my recently completed workshop to Grimsey Island (Trip Report Coming Soon) to photograph both Atlantic Puffins and Razorbills (listen to recent podcast on the Auto Focus performance of the Canon EOS R1). This photograph of an Atlantic Puffin was captured high on the bird cliffs during strong winds late in the evening. What really works for me is the combination of the Puffins wing position, the turn of its head toward the camera and the dark background of the distant ocean to isolate the subject.

I will be returning again to Grimsey Island next year (2026) for another workshop for these amazing birds. This workshop is specifically to photograph the Atlantic Puffin and Razorbills (and the many other Arctic bird species) that live on the spectacular bird cliffs found on this island. This intensive photography workshop will run from the 3rd of June until the 8th of June and is fully inclusive of comfortable and cozy guest house accomodation, food, return car ferry, in country transfers, photographic instruction – plus of course amazing photographic experiences! Early June is the ideal time to visit Grimsey Island as the we have the midnight sun for 24 hour photography. This workshop is limited to a maximum of just six photographers. Please get in touch if you would like to secure a place or would like additional information.

I have just published episode 124 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I dive into my thoughts on the auto focus performance of the Canon EOS R1 when photographing Atlantic Puffins and Razor Bills in northern Iceland on my recently completed workshop (Trip Report Coming Soon). This podcast also includes an onsite update on my Ultimate Polar Bear expedition from 81.4º degrees north in the permanent pack ice.

Today I am announcing a workshop in early June next year, 2026, to Grimsey Island, north of the Iceland mainland. This workshop is specifically to photograph the Atlantic Puffin and Razorbills (and the many other Arctic bird species) that live on the spectacular bird cliffs found on this island. This intensive photography workshop will run from the 3rd of June until the 8th of June and is fully inclusive of comfortable and cozy guest house accomodation, food, return car ferry, in country transfers, photographic instruction – plus of course amazing photographic experiences! Early June is the ideal time to visit Grimsey Island as the we have the midnight sun for 24 hour photography. This workshop is limited to a maximum of just six photographers. Please get in touch if you would like to secure a place or would like additional information.