I wanted to wish all of you who may have travelled and photographed with me, either past, present or future, who follow my blog and photography or even just stumbled across my work somewhere, a very happy and safe Christmas and festive season. I hope the good elves bring you some wonderful new photography toys and that you are fortunate to spend this festive time with close friends and family. Wishing you good health, happiness, prosperity and all the very best for the festive season and New Year. Roll on 2024!

With the festive season upon us, it is a great time to order fine-art photographic greeting cards through my online store at Melrakki Publishing. Selection of four different Artist Greeting Cards in each pack on archival MUSEO acid-free cotton-rag paper complete with envelopes. Choose from Penguins, Wolves, Pallas Cat, Polar Bear, Arctic Fox, Snowy Owls, Namibia Desert, or Icebergs. Cards are 5 1/2″ x 7 3/8″ in size, 220 GSM paper weight, and are pre-scored. Cards are blank inside to allow for custom handwritten messages and are supplied with matching high-quality envelopes. Photographs are printed onto the cards with the highest quality ink-jet printing to the same standard as our Fine Art Limited Edition Prints. The back of each card includes information about the photograph. Cards are ideal for Birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, Get Well, or any other special occasion when you want to send only the best.

The latest December issue of Capture Food and Travel magazine contains a feature on my Polar Photography. This is the first time I have been featured in this magazine. You can download the feature Article HERE.

In the extreme latitudes of the Polar environment, photographer Joshua Holko has been to the world’s farthest, snow-covered landscapes to capture some of its rarest and most unique creatures. From Antarctica and Canada to Iceland and Norway, the models found – be it reindeer or polar bears – are as stunning as their icy wilderness.

Both my 2024 and 2025 expeditions to the East Coast of Greenland in Winter via dog sled to photograph Polar Bears and Ice Landscapes are now Sold Out – Thank you. For those of you who have expressed interest in future expeditions to Greenland in Winter, I will have dates for 2026 and beyond soon. In the meantime, I have now returned to Ushuaia from an absolutely incredible Antarctic expedition that included several encounters with Emperor Penguins in the Weddell Sea! I will have a full trip report in due course, along with a well-overdue Podcast (yes, another late Podcast). Look for both of those later this month (December 2023). In the meantime, I am now on my way to Easter Island for a few days of rest and relaxation over the Christmas break.

The latest January-March 2024 edition of Canon UK’s EOS magazine has just been released and features one of my photographs of a wild grey Wolf from Finland on the front cover, as well as a feature article on my career and life as a Polar photographer and many of my photographs from the Polar regions. This is the first time I have been published in EOS magazine. Winning the cover of any magazine is always an honour and a thrill. As a lifelong Canon shooter, ambassador and advocate, taking the cover shot for EOS magazine is the icing on the cake. I am particularly delighted that they chose one of my wolf photographs from northern Finland – a place that I love returning to as often as I can to photograph these elusive wild animals. EOS Magazine is available both as a digital and/or physical subscription.

After a few days of logistical long-haul travel, it is now time to depart for Antarctica, set sail down the Beagle Channel, out into the notorious Drake Passage, and make our way to the miracle of Antarctica. This will be my last post until I return on the 21st of December. If you are trying to contact me during this time, please be patient, and I will get back to you as soon as I return. We are off to play with the penguins!