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
After Lofoten I am travelling the remote Hornstrandir Nature reserve in the north west of Iceland for my annual winter Arctic Fox expedition. This expedition for just five photographers has long been sold out, but I recently 
Arctic Foxes are unfortunately hunted and shot across most of Iceland making them extremely shy and difficult to find (and even more difficult to photograph). In the remote north-west however the Arctic Foxes are protected inside the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve and can be more easily approached and photographed. This photography expedition will last for 7 days ( 6 nights). We will be staying in a small remote cabin that is rustic, but functional and clean.
As is traditional for me, I like to post my packing list before an expedition. I am packing for both landscape and wildlife and as such I am taking quite a bit of equipment with me (what else is new…) I am also packing a Really Right Stuff tripod with Satchler FSB-6 fluid head for both the 400mm F2.8L IS MKII and 600mm F4L IS MKII lenses in my checked luggage (yes! I am taking both lenses!). With all of that in mind I settled on the following as my selection for these two expeditions:
The 2018 expedition to photograph Arctic Fox is long sold out, but bookings are now open for the 2019 Expedition. More information is available on the workshops page of my website at 
www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com 