Departing for Polar Bears of the High Arctic Expedition 2020

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Tomorrow I will be leaving the cold damp of Melbourne’s Winter and making the long journey up to Svalbard in the the Arctic for my 2019 Polar Bears of the High Arctic expedition (where ironically it is likely to be warmer than my home state at this time of year!). The 2019 expedition has been sold out for many months, but there are still a few places left on the 2020 expedition. If you are interested in photographing Polar Bears in their natural environment in one of the most spectacular parts of the Arctic then drop me an email for further details.

For this expedition I will be taking the usual assortment of equipment with a few recent upgrades as noted below. My cameras for this expedition will remain my two Canon EOS 1DX MKII cameras. I am leaving my EOS R mirrorless in the studio as this camera really works for me as a landscape camera on the tripod and the emphasis on this expedition is most definitely wildlife.

  • 2 x Canon EOS 1DX MKII Cameras with spare batteries
  • 1 x Canon 600mm F4L IS MKIII (recently updated from the MKII)
  • 1 x Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS MKIII (recently updated from the MKII)
  • 1 x Canon 24-70mm f4L IS
  • 1 x Canon 11-24mm f4L
  • 1 x Canon 1.4TC MKIII
  • 1 X Sachtler Carbon Tripod and FSB-6 Fluid Head

I never tire of the wonders of the Arctic and am literally itching to get underway and get some ice under my feet. Bring on the Polar Bears!

Wolverines, Wolves and Bears of Finland in Autumn – Availability 2019

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There are now just two places available on my Wolverines and Wolves workshop this October in northern Finland. We will be photographing in mid Autumn conditions: We can expect everything from sunny days to cloud, fog or even heavy rain. This variety of weather, landscape and lighting conditions will provide you with the opportunity to create a diverse, creative and professional portfolio of these predators. We will be photographing almost exclusively from hides as these animals are extremely shy and very elusive. Each hide is equipped with everything you need to spend hours (even overnight) out in the field. We will have a number of different hides from which to choose, with various viewing angles.

On this workshop we will be staying in private cottages located deep inside a Nature Reserve only a few miles from the Russian border. Each cottage can accommodate up to four people, but is available for single use at no extra cost. Breakfast will be taken at our accommodation. Lunch and dinner will be a combination of food in the field, and home cooked meals prepared for us by a chef at our cabins. If you have special dietary requirements please be sure to let us know at time of booking.

If you are interested in photographing these apex predators along with black bears and White-Tailed Eagles from private hides during the fiery Autumn colour of Finland then please drop me an email to register your interest.

Photo of the Month July 2019 – Arctic Fox Blizzard

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The headline photograph for my new and upcoming exhibition ‘Frozen in Time‘ is also the photograph of the month for July 2019. Photographed in Svalbard during the frigid winter month of March earlier this year, the image was one of a number I captured of this Arctic Fox high on the hillside just outside the town of Longyearbyen. I vividly recall the specifics of this particular series of photographs as the fox was nestled high up on the side of the hill and I had to park my snow mobile down the bottom and hike up the slippery and steep hillside in deep snow (t was not an easy shot to get!).  Luck was with me on this occasion and the fox, curious about my presence allowed me to approach quite close during the heavy snowstorm.

Iceberg in Antarctica

Frozen in Time – New Fine Art Print Exhibition 2020 – Save the Date!

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I am excited to tease today that I will have a brand new exhibition of Fine Art Prints of my Polar Photography coming to Melbourne next year. The exhibition will run for one month only from June 4th until July 4th 2020 and will include approximately three dozen of my photographs from both the Arctic and Antarctic captured over a period of ten years. The exhibition will be held in South Melbourne and previously unreleased limited edition prints will be available – More details to come soon…Save the Date!

Iceberg in Antarctica

Where are the Winning Prints from the AIPP 2019 Victorian Nature Category ?

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Over the last few days I have received several emails from those interested in the art of printing, asking “where can I go to see the actual prints” of the winning photographs in this years AIPP Victorian Epson Professional Nature Photographer of the Year Awards.  Well, I will have some very exciting news about just this and more in the next few days. Stand by….