My 2016 Iceland Winter Workshop ‘The Frozen North‘, with Daniel Bergmann is now sold out. If you missed out on a place you can still register to go onto the wait list. The workshop will run from the 4th of March 2016 until the 13th of March 2016 and will focus on the incredible northern landscapes of Iceland as well as the Aurora Borealis. We will be travelling in an Icelandic Super Jeep (modified 4-wheel drive) so that we can get off the main bitumen road and into the more interesting areas for photography and experience the true splendour of Iceland in Winter. We will be focusing our efforts in the Northern part of Iceland in some of the less visited and more spectacular winter locations. In winter the northern landscapes are covered in snow and the light is often soft and ethereal. There are fantastic opportunities to create wonderful images of the winter landscape.
I will be announcing our 2016 Summer Highlands workshop in the next few days and if you would like to join us you can register your interest by dropping me an email or by filling in the registration form on my website at www.jholko.com. The workshop is fully inclusive of all meals, accommodation and ground transportation as well as all tuition and image reviews. Places are filled on a first come, first served basis and once they are spoken for thats it. Please be sure to read the testimonials page to see what others are saying about our workshops and expeditions. You can also visit the Iceland Portfolio on my website at www.jholko.com for more images of Iceland.
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Extraordinary Vision Magazine : Landscape & Nature Photography with Emotion 2
The latest issue number #29 of Extraordinary Vision magazine features Part Two of a series of Articles I recently penned on creating Landscape Photography with Mystery and Emotion. Look for Part Three in issue 30. Extraordinary Vision is a free magazine available for mobile devices and can be downloaded from iTunes or Google Store.
June Photo of the Month Winner: Richard Barton
Congratulations to the sixth print winner ‘Richard Barton’ for the photograph of the month for June 2015: ‘Moeraki Eye’.
What Richard said: What a unique view – its so “other worldly” – looks like a meteor just ‘dropped in’ – wonderful shot.
Congratulations Richard, you were the first, and your print will be sent to you in the next few days.
Keep an eye out on my blog for the next print giveaway with the July photograph of the month. Remember the best way to get instant updates is to subscribe via email.
June Photo of the Month – Moeraki Eye
My photograph of the month for June 2015 is of one of the Moeraki boulders on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The Moeraki boulders have become an iconic location for photographers visiting New Zealand and the area is now one of the most popular locations for landscape photography in the South Island. These oft photographed spherical boulders present a real challenge if you want to try and create something different and unique. This photograph was taken during my 2015 Masterclass workshop (trip report coming soon) and was the result of focusing my efforts on a single boulder that was surrounded by a pool of water at low tide.If you are interested in photographing the Moeraki Boulders and many other fabulous locations in New Zealand I will be running another Masterclass workshop to the South Island in both 2016 and 2017. The 2016 Masterclass is already Sold Out but I am now taking expressions of interest for 2017 if you want to be amongst the first to be notified when details are finalised.
Don’t forget! You can win a free 13″ x 19″ Fine Art Print of this photograph including shipping anywhere in the world. All you need do is to be the first to comment on this post on the home page with your thoughts on why you like this photograph or why you would like to own a print of the image and then share the post with your preferred social media outlet.
New Zealand 2016 South Island MasterClass Workshop Sold Out
I just wrapped up my two back-to-back 2015 New Zealand South Island Masterclass Workshops (trip report coming soon) and was planning to officially announce and open up bookings for the 2016 workshop on my return to Australia in a few days time. However, due to initial expressions of interest and bookings the 2016 Masterclass workshop is already completely sold out and over subscribed. 
If you are interested in travelling to New Zealand and photographing in the spectacular South Island you can still register your interest to be put onto the wait list or to be amongst the first to be notified when the 2017 dates are announced. Like the 2015 workshop, the 2016 Masterclass workshop also includes extensive use of helicopters for accessing some of the most remote and spectacular country as well as aerial photography of the spectacular Southern Alps and glaciers. 2016 also includes a new optional extension (also sold out) to the rugged northern coastline of the South Island.
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