A place has just become available on this year’s fly-in / fly-out expedition to Scoresby Sund on the east coast of Greenland. On this expedition, you can expect to see and photograph incredible icebergs of monumental proportions. Scoresby Sund, in particular, is home to some of the most impressive icebergs to be found anywhere on Earth. The landscape and wildlife opportunities in this region of Greenland are unique and unlike anything else. If you are interested in travelling and photographing in this incredible fjord system, please drop me a note to register your interest.

Today, I am excited to announce that my company, Wild Nature Photo Travel, has partnered with the international evacuation and travel insurance company Global Rescue. Evacuation insurance is mandatory for all of our workshop and expedition experiences and by partnering with Global Rescue, we can now offer cost-effective evacuation, medical and travel insurance perfectly suited to our unique bespoke experiences. We always also recommend that you consider trip interruption and cancellation insurance in case of curtailment or in case you need to cancel your trip for any reason.

Who is Global Rescue? Global Rescue is a membership-based travel risk and crisis management company. Since its founding in 2004, Global Rescue has set the bar as the leading provider of critical life-saving services. Whether travelling overseas or near home, members always receive the best-in-class field rescue, medical evacuation, security extraction, travel risk management and virtual health services.

What does this partnership mean? 

The partnership between Wild Nature Photo Travel and Global Rescue means our clients no longer need to spend hours searching for the right evacuation, travel and medical insurance to suit their needs. By clicking on our Portal, you can immediately get an online quote and coverage for your upcoming workshop or expedition.

The week at home has come and gone in a blur, and in a few minutes, I am on my way back to Melbourne Airport to start the long-haul journey to Canada (this time via Doha) for my Snowy Owl workshop. Upon completion, I will be heading to Sweden for a couple of weeks before making my way back to Iceland for my annual Winter Arctic fox expedition. I will then have a few weeks’ break before heading to Greenland to lead my new winter overland trip with dog sleds in search of Arctic wildlife in the winter landscape. It is going to be an exciting series of winter trips and I am looking forward to getting underway. Canada could be interesting as Snowy Owls have been hard to find this year in the Ontario region – but that’s wildlife. See you in Canada.

I have just published episode #89 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I review Vincent Munier’s new retrospective masterpiece ‘Munier’. In case you just want the executive summary: If you have a passing interest in wildlife photography, you must buy this book. Available online through Vincent’s store.

I am excited to announce that the Czech Republic company, Mr Jan Gear, has appointed me as one of their 2024 Global Ambassadors. Being an ambassador for this Czech company is close to home for me since my father was born in Slovakia, right next door. The company is perhaps best known for their groundbreaking floating hides that facilitate water-level photography of birds. However, they also make the incredible Boris camera backpack, which is the first I have seen that allows me to carry a 600mm lens with a body attached and still meet airline carry-on requirements. Over the years, I have used countless camera bags, backpacks, hard travel cases, etc. None of them are perfect and each is suited to a specific purpose. The Boris fits a niche for me when I am working in the field in difficult conditions and need to carry my cameras already connected to long telephoto lenses. I will have more to say on the Boris (including a full review) at a later date. I am also going to test one of their floating hide systems later this year. In addition to the floating hide system and Boris, Mr Jan Gear has a range of other bags and accessories you can check out online HERE. And you just have to love a camera accessory company that takes coffee into the equation!