Outdoor Photographer magazine are running a multi-issue (six + issues) feature on the expedition I am leading this November to South Georgia Island and Antarctica with Andy Biggs. This series of feature articles is sponsored by my good friends and manufactures of my preffered camera bags – Gura Gear. The first part of the new series is featured in the brand new July 2014 issue. Subsequent issues will include everything from what one can expect to see and photograph in Antarctica, what gear and equipment we are taking, what accessories, clothing and other items are required for this sort of expedition, how to pack and then at the conclusion of the expedition there will be an issue reporting on our experiences along with a number of photographs taken during the expedition. You can click on the image below to Download a PDF of the first article. Be sure to Subscribe to Outdoor Photographer magazine for the follow up issues. Subscriptions are available in single issue or multi-issue in Print, iPad, Zinio and more. Just choose your favourite reading medium, subscribe and enjoy. The South Georgia and Antarctica expedition is sold out, but if you are interested in being put on the waiting list please Contact Me with your expression of interest.
Category: Antarctica
Epic Sense of Scale Antarctica – On Display at Montsalvat Art Gallery in Eltham
One of my winning photographs at the Victorian Epson Professional Photography Awards earlier this month (an Epic Sense of Scale Antarctica; which scored a Gold with Distinction award with 95 out of 100 points), will go on display next week from June the 5th at Montsalvat Art Gallery in Eltham. I am very honoured to say that this is the third year in a row one of my photographs has been selected to be included in the prestigious Nillumbik Prize. I will be attending the opening gallery drinks at 7pm on the 5th of June so if you in the area and are stopping past please come and say hello. The print measures 24″ x 100″ inches and was printed in my studio on Moab Somerset Museum Rag paper. The task of framing a work this large was entrusted to Art Conservation Framers in North Melbourne.
Antarctica’s Ice Losses Double According to Esa’s Cryosat Mission
In a very concerning report just published by the BBC, Esa’s Cryosat mission reports that Antarctica recent ice losses have doubled. Antarctica is now losing about 160 billion tonnes (the’s billion with B) of ice a year to the ocean – twice as much as when the continent was last surveyed. This is an incredible increase and should be a huge wake up call to governments around the world. The full report is well worth the five minutes it will take you to read.
“The new assessment comes from Europe’s Cryosat spacecraft, which has a radar instrument specifically designed to measure the shape of the ice sheet. The melt loss from the White Continent is sufficient to push up global sea levels by around 0.43mm per year. Scientists report the data in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The new study incorporates three years of measurements from 2010 to 2013, and updates a synthesis of observations made by other satellites over the period 2005 to 2010. Cryosat has been using its altimeter to trace changes in the height of the ice sheet – as it gains mass through snowfall, and loses mass through melting.”
Australian Photography + Digital Magazine Features: My Favourite Photo Location
Australian Photography + Digital magazine has been running a series of articles over the last two issues on photographers favourite shooting locations around the globe. Every photographer has at least one favourite photo location – a place that never fails to inspire them. The current May 2014 issue features two of my favourite locations as the lead in to the article – Iceland and Antarctica ‘Poles Apart’. Just click on the image to download a high resolution copy.
Nillumbik Prize Finalist
I was thrilled to learn a few days ago that for the third year in a row my work has been accepted into the Nillumbik Prize and subsequently into the finals. The Nillumbik Prize is one of the oldest art shows in Victoria and the Prize celebrates artists and works from the Nillumbik region and recognises contemporary work of excellence in any medium. The prize features some incredible artwork across a very diverse range of mediums including everything from sculpture to photography. Over the last few years I have only seen a few other photographs make the finals so it is a great honour to again be included this year. The photograph ‘Antarctica – An Epic Sense of Scale‘ will be on show from the 30th of May at Montsalvat Art Gallery in Eltham as a 24″ x 100″ fine art print on Moab Somerset Museum Rag. This print recently scored a Gold award at the Victorian Professional Photography Awards and was part of the winning portfolio for the 2014 Creative Photographer of the Year and 2014 Epson Victorian Professional Photographer of the Year. Be sure to click on the image below to see it full size. If you stop past the Gallery please be sure to drop me an email and let me know what you think.
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