My next expedition to the Arctic for Polar Bears this July is now sold out – thank you to all those who are joining me this year for our journey into the pack ice under the midnight sun in search of the King of the Arctic. We are looking forward to Polar Bears, Arctic Fox, Reindeer, Walrus, incredible Arctic landscapes and much more. 
Bookings and registrations are now open for the 2018 expedition (the expedition is already 50% sold out and places are already very limited). If you would like more information please visit the workshops page on my website at www.jholko.com
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Iceland Winter Arctic Fox Expedition 2018 – SOLD OUT
My expedition to the remote north of Iceland to photograph Arctic Foxes in winter next year is now sold out – thank you to all those who are joining me on this expedition. This will be fifth year in a row I will have travelled to the Hornstrandir Nature reserve in winter to photograph these tenacious little predators (Read the 2016 ExpeditionTrip Report) and I am really looking forward to returning yet again. The Arctic Fox is one of Nature’s greatest survivors and photographing them in winter in the snow and ice is an incredible experience. 
To those of you who missed out on a place on the 2018 expedition you can still register your interest for 2019 – exact dates TBC.
Melrakki Wins The Prestigious Benny Trophy at the Premiere Print Awards in the USA 2017
In some very exciting news I learned a few days ago that my Limited Edition book Melrakki (now sold out as the Limited Edition) has just won best in category for digital printing as well as the the prestigious Benny Award at the Premiere Print Awards held by the Printing Industry of America. The Premier Print award goes to those print companies who demonstrate a unique ability to create visual masterpieces. The entry represents the unique partnership between designer, and printer, need and creativity, technology and craft. Of the more than 2,200 entries received Melrakki was chosen as exemplifying the highest standards in the printing industry! This new award follows straight on from the news that Melrakki also won Gold at the National Australian Print Awards a few weeks ago. It has been a great couple of weeks!
The entry edition for the both the Premiere Print Awards and the Australian Print Awards was produced by Nulab in Melbourne after extensive consultation on specialised custom finishes to ensure an absolute no compromise deluxe limited edition with the highest possible quality and finish. The final edition includes a hand bevelled glass cover, with leather spine with deluxe lay-flat album pages. Each page in the album represents the pinnacle of digital printing and matches the subtleties and nuances of the original fine-art inkjet prints.
I am absolutely thrilled with these results and I want to thank Michael Warshall and his amazing team at Nulab again for all of their efforts in the production of this super deluxe limited edition. Originally produced as a single one off edition just for both these awards we have decided to make this super deluxe limited edition available for sale in the limited quantity of just five (5) copies (the first edition is already sold). The remaining four will be made available for sale on my website over the coming weeks. Each of these four editions will be hand signed, numbered and include a 20″ x 30″ fine art print from the book printed on Moab Somerset Museum Rag. Each edition comes in a presentation box. For existing owners of the Limited Edition there will be an upgrade offer to upgrade your copy to this new edition if you so desire. The remaining four editions will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
Semi-Finalist: Nature’s Best Photography 2017
I was very pleased to receive notification a few days ago whilst I was travelling back to Australia that I have had several of my photographs selected as a finalist images in Natures Best Photography 2017 competition. This is the seventh year in a row I have had my photography in the semi-finals and am honoured to have had my photographs selected again (last year I was also highly commended in the Polar Passion category). I can’t share which photographs have been selected at this point in the judging, but will post the images up as soon as the final judging is complete. In the meantime please enjoy this recent photograph from my Svalbard in Winter snow mobile expedition. 
I will also have some more news in the next few days about the super deluxe limited edition Melrakki Book that will be limited to just five copies.
Melrakki Limited Edition Book Sold Out
Melrakki Limited Edition is now Sold Out. My sincere thanks to all of you who purchased a copy of this book that documented my time photographing Arctic Fox across three years in winter in the north of Iceland. As this book was limited edition it will no longer be available in this hardcover form. However, calendars for the coming 2018 year of the Melrakki project are now available for sale on my website and there may be a future open edition soft cover book of the project.
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