I am excited to announce the upcoming exhibition ‘Colours of Iceland‘ at the Wilderness Gallery at Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. The exhibition opens in the afternoon of December 2nd 2011 and will run for most of 2012. ‘Colours of Iceland’ includes approximately twenty four of my favourite and most evocative photographs from Iceland. Included amongst the photographs is the winning photograph in the World Extreme Environment People’s Choice Award ‘Blue Berg’; which also won Gold at APPA and one of the semi-finalist photographs ‘Well of Life’. Also amongst the collection are several other award winning photographs taken during my trip to Iceland in 2010 and some I have not yet displayed online. Each print has been made on Moab Somerset Museum Rag and will be available for purchase in Limited Signed Editions in various sizes directly from the Wilderness Gallery. I will post a complete catalogue of the photographs on display before I leave for Antarctica in November this year.

If you have not yet visited the Wilderness Gallery I would encourage you to do so. The setting is wonderful with the gallery located not ten minutes drive from the spectacular Dove Lake at Cradle Mountain. Luxury accommodation is available at the nearby Cradle Chateau; or if you prefer a more toned down level of accommodation there are many nearby Bed and Breakfasts to choose from. The Wilderness Gallery is a purpose built showcase for photography with more than ten rooms of photography on display. Unfortunately I will be unable to make the opening of the exhibition in December as I will be in Antarctica; but I look forward to attending when I get back. Hope you can make it.

A Diary Date to Note: If you are attending Photo Plus in October this year in New York please be sure to get along and see the good folks at Moab and Legion Paper; who will be displaying a number of Fine Art prints from their Moab Masters including my Gold Award winning Australian Professional Photography Awards (APPA) print at their booth. The print is being made on Moab Somerset Museum Rag on a Canon IPF8300 Large Format printer and will be a giant 44″ x 54″ inches. This will be the first time I have exhibited my work in the USA and it is exciting to be displaying work in conjunction with Moab. I believe samples will also be on show of all Moab and Legion papers products. I cannot attend due to prior commitments in Australia but look forward to hearing from those of you who are going along. It should be quite a show.

This is the inaugural edition of this new compendium and I am pleased to say it includes my Gold Award Winning APPA print and World Extreme Environment Photograph of the year peoples choice award ‘Blue Berg’ which was photographed near the Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon in Iceland last year. Strictly Limited Editions of this print are available for purchase form Source Photographica in Melbourne. If you are a photographer or collector of fine art photography and have always wondered what a GOLD award winning APPA print looked like then this is your unique chance to own one. Alternatively, if you are just starting out in collecting photography then this will be a very fine start to your collection. This limited ‘special’ edition print will be made on 13 x 19 Moab Somerset Museum Rag paper; which is my absolute favourite fine art paper and will be signed and accompanied by a matching certificate of authenticity. Each print and certificate will include a serialised and numbered hologram identifying its unique number in this edition and verifying its authenticity. Each certificate will be printed on Moab Japanese Moenkopi Washi paper. This Moenkopi Washi paper is made of all natural mulberry fibres by the finest artisans at the Awagami Factory in Tokushima Japan. It is the perfect accompaniment  to a paper as beautiful and sensual as Somerset Museum Rag. Each ‘pigment on paper’ print will be printed, inspected and signed by me personally and will ship to you flat on archival acid free foam core in a clear archival bag ready for the matt and frame of your choice. This is a strictly limited special edition of 50 prints to celebrate the appointment as a Moab Master and once orders are filled there will be no more. Each print investment is being offered at the special price of $500 plus delivery. Please contact Philip Kulpa at the Source Photographica Gallery in Brighton for any enquiries or to place your order. Philip can be contacted via email at philip@sourcephoto.com.au or via phone on +61 3 9530 6059. You can also contact me directly at jholko@bigpond.com.

As a special offer the next 4 (four) orders ONLY will also receive complimentary a copy of the Australian Photography and Gallery Compendium 2011 as an accompanying piece to the print as my way of thanking you for your purchase and investment. The Compendium will also be signed on the page featuring my photography. The Compendium itself normally sells for $69.00 including shipping and handling. Don’t miss your chance to own a special limited edition GOLD Award APPA print and copy of the 2011 Australian Photography and Gallery Compendium!