USA Professional Photographer Magazine recently interviewed me on my thoughts on Climate Change and Global Warming. Having travelled to both the north and south Polar regions for many years now I have witnessed first hand the dramatic changes taking place. Click the LINK to read the full interview.
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Photo of the Month March 2018 : Arctic Winter Sea Ice
The photograph of the month for March 2018 was taken on my 2017 Svalbard Winter expedition (Read the Trip Report). Photographed from the deck of our expedition ship this wonderful landscape of broken sea ice and distant mountains surrounded us as we cruised through one of the many fjord systems of the archipelago. This sort of landscape photography from expedition ship is a wonderful way to experience winter in Svalbard. With the convenience of the ship its possible to simply step onto the outside deck to make some photographs and then retreat to a hot drink and warmth of the ship lounge at your leisure. Its perhaps the ultimate in ‘sip-click’ photography.
Winter in Svalbard is magical. The landscape is plastered in fresh snow an ice and the sun is low in the sky which provides wonderful opportunities for golden light in a winter setting. What appeals to me particularly about this image is the sense of place, the wonderful depth and the slight hint of distant warmth from the suns rays over the far mountains.
If you are interested in photographing in the Arctic in Winter bookings are now open for the 2019 Svalbard Winter expedition. You can download a complete PDF itinerary HERE or drop me an email to register your interest.
Arctic Fox Expedition 2018 Complete
Late yesterday I returned to Reykjavik and wrapped up my 2018 expedition for Arctic Fox in the far north-west of Iceland (full trip report coming soon). We had fantastic encounters with Arctic Fox over the course of the expedition; with several encounters within just a metre of our cameras. I have not as yet had time to do anything more than download my photographs from the expedition; but this image from a previous year of a white morph fox that has just caught a field mouse during a passing snow shower.
There are still some places available on the 2019 expedition for Arctic Fox and if you are interested in joining this expedition you can register your interest by dropping me an email.
Tomorrow I will make my way up to Svalbard for a few weeks of personal photography before I lead my final Arctic expedition for 2018 north of Spitzbergen in search of Polar Bears, Walrus and spectacular winter landscapes.
Iceland – Heading North for 2018 Arctic Fox Expedition
This afternoon I arrived in Iceland after my recent Lofoten Winter workshop. As always, it is wonderful to be back in the land of fire and ice during the arctic winter months. Contrary to conditions at the same time last year Iceland has born the full front of winter this year with frequent storms blowing down from above the Arctic circle. As a result there have been many road closures and flight cancellations. It is my hope that tomorrow all will go well for our groups flight up to Isafjord and subsequent boat ride out to the remote Hornstrandir Nature Reserve. Reports of deep snow across the reserve have me itching to get underway to photograph Arctic Fox in a beautiful winter setting.
It is little known outside of Iceland, but the Hornstrandir Nature reserve is one of the best and most reliable places in the Arctic to photograph both the white and blue morph Arctic Fox. For the last five years I have been travelling to Hornstrandir to photograph the fox during the winter months. With access to a remote and recently renovated house we have all the feature comforts of home for our stay in the reserve.
If you are interested in photographing Arctic Fox bookings are now open for my 2019 expedition. expedition is limited to just five photographers and will run from the 22nd – 28th of February 2019. Places on the expedition are extremely limited and once spoken for thats it. You can download a complete PDF on the expedition HERE and register your interest by dropping me an email to info@jholko.com
Lofoten 2018 Winter Workshop Complete
Earlier today I wrapped up my 2018 Lofoten Winter Workshop (trip report coming soon). We had relatively stable weather during our time here in Lofoten with temperatures hovering just below freezing. We also had a pretty consistent covering of snow (although a little more on the mountains would have been nice) and some very nice winter light. We were also fortunate to have some very nice aurora during our time in Leknes. Tomorrow I will be making my way back to Oslo and then onto the north of Iceland for my Arctic Fox expedition.
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