The new 2018 year has rolled around all to quickly and very early AM tomorrow I am making my way up north to the Arctic for the winter season. It has been a hot summer here in Melbourne Australia and I am definitely looking forward to some cold weather, snow and ice. It is somewhat surreal to be sitting here in my studio at the moment surrounded by Arctic cold weather clothing whilst the mercury soars outside into the mid thirties celsius.
I am kicking off the season with my second workshop to Lofoten in Norway. I was last in Lofoten in 2016 (Read the 2016 Workshop Trip Report) and have been itching to return to this remarkable part of Norway. The landscapes of Lofoten are really quite something to behold and with a dusting of fresh snow and arctic winter light the entire area is akin to a fairy tail location and subsequently the photographic opportunities can be truly superb.
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 announced dates and availability for the 2019 expedition HERE.
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.
When I finish in Iceland I will travel to Svalbard for the remainder of the winter season where I will be spending time on a personal snow mobile project before I lead my annual expedition north for fantastic snow and ice covered landscapes. I will be opening bookings for the 2019 expedition within the next week.
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:
Lightroom F-Stop Roller (Carry on Luggage)
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 
By way of a little background, I have been travelling to the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve (Hornstrandir is Iceland’s northernmost peninsula, covering 580 km² at the northern end of the Westfjords, to the north of the Jökulfirðir and to the northwest of Drangajökull) in Iceland during the winter months for six years now specifically to photograph Arctic Fox in winter. You can read the trip report from last years expedition here: 
The 2019 expedition is also limited to just five photographers and will run from the 22nd – 28th of February 2019.
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.
The cost for the expedition is $7,650 US Dollars. This is an all-inclusive price, but excluding your airfare to and from Isafjord in Iceland. If you have special dietary requirement you will be accommodated – please just be sure to let us know when you make your booking.
Although no one lives here permanently, the cabin is a great getaway and the perfect place to accommodate us whilst we search for and photograph wild Arctic Foxes. Curious Arctic Foxes frequently stop past the cabin to investigate visitors and it is possible to even photograph them from right outside the cabin on occasion.
www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com 