Friend and cinematographer Joe Capra from Scientific Fantastic recently posted another excellent video from Iceland that includes footage from all over the Island – including the incredible highland interior under some pretty spectacular light. Watching footage of my favourite country in the world for photography always makes my shutter finger itchy and I am very much looking forward to heading back to Iceland in a little over a month for my Ultimate Summer Iceland Workshops. My Winter Aurora Workshop next year is now close to sold out and I will shortly be announcing a new Summer Highland workshop for 2015 – stay tuned.
Category: Travel Photography
Photography from around the World
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.”
J-Air : Focus on Photography Radio Interview
Kendra Abay who hosts ‘Focus on Photography’ on J-Air radio here in my hometown of Melbourne kindly invited me into the studio last week to spend an hour talking about my love for Polar Photography, workshops, expeditions and all things photography related. You can listen to the interview online here: Kendra Abay and Joshua Holko 2014
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.
Expedition : Wild Polar Bears 2015 – SOLD OUT
In July 2015 I am leading a unique expedition to the pack ice north of Svalbard to photograph Polar Bears living and hunting on the sea ice. This expedition has been more than 10 months in the planning and has been designed to provide the very best possible opportunities to Photograph Polar Bears in their natural environment. With the reduction in Arctic sea ice the Polar Bears in Svalbard are dwindling in number and the number of years left to photograph them is unfortunately limited. Late July is the ideal time to photograph Polar Bears north of Svalbard due to the dwindling ice around the archipelago. I had been planning to announce this new expedition to photograph wild Polar Bears was now open for bookings; however, due to initial expressions of interest and subsequent bookings the trip is already completely sold out.
If you are interested in travelling to the very top of the world to photograph Polar Bears living and hunting in their natural environment on the pack ice you can still email me to be put onto the waiting list or to express your interest in a future expedition.
This photograph scored a Silver with Distinction at the recent Epson Victorian Professional Photography Awards and was part of my winning Portfolio for Science, Environment and Nature photographer of the Year 2014.
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