For those of you heading to Iceland this season open edition, soft cover copies of my book Melrakki – the Arctic Fox project, are shortly to be available for sale at the Arctic Fox Centre in Sudavik in Iceland. All proceeds from sales go directly to the Arctic Fox centre. Large format fine art prints from the project will also be on display at the centre in the coming weeks.
“The Arctic Fox Centre is a non-profit research and exhibition center, focusing on the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) – the only native terrestrial mammal in Iceland. The Arctic Fox Centre was established on September 15th 2007 in Sudavik Westfjords. Founders were 42, mostly local people, tourist operators and municipalities in the Westfjords. All of which share their interest in the arctic foxes and believe in increasing ecotourism in Iceland. The idea of the Arctic Fox Centre comes from prof. Pall Hersteinsson, University of Iceland and he serves as a quality witness for the center.”
Category: Photographs
Photographs
Polar Bears of Svalbard 2018 – Two Places Available
I have just had two places become available on my Polar Bears of Svalbard expedition this July. If you are interested in photographing wild Polar Bears on the pack ice north of Svalbard this is absolutely the expedition you want to be on. With our small ice-hardened ship with low decks (enabling us to get to eye level with Polar Bears) and with just twelve participants in total we are poised to ensure the best possible opportunities. This photograph taken on a previous years expedition.
These last two places are filled on a first come, first served basis. If you are interested in joining, or would like more information please drop me an email at info@jholko.com
Svalbard in Winter 2019 Expedition SOLD OUT
My 2019 Winter expedition to Svalbard is already Sold Out. Thank you to all those who will be joining me for this exciting winter expedition next year. Winter in Svalbard is a magical time and I really look forward to travelling and photographing in the Arctic in winter. To those of you who have asked about 2020 and beyond, I am at this stage unsure if I will be offering a future expedition in winter specifically to Svalbard, but will have more to say on this and other new expeditions in a future update.
Arctic and Antarctic 2019 Calendar Now Available
German calendar company KV&H has just released a new calendar for 2019 that exclusively includes my photography from both the Arctic and Antarctic. The calendar can be ordered online HERE.
Award-winning Australian nature photographer Joshua Holko has a passion for the polar and sub-polar regions of the world. At temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius, his impressive photos of the Arctic worlds capture the beauty and fascination of one of the last untouched patches of the earth.
Photo of the Month May 2018: Winter Plumage
I have been wanting to photograph Ptarmigan in their winter plumage in some nice clean snow for some time now and finally got my chance this Winter in Svalbard. This was one of three Ptarmigan that were feeding on some patchy snow covered ground just outside the small town of Longyearbyen. To make this photograph I simply positioned myself down low to try and get the bird on the clean snow. Seasonally camouflaged; the Ptarmigan’s feathers moult from white in winter to a mottle brown in spring or summer. In winter, its plumage becomes completely white except for the small patch near the eye.
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