There are really no words I can add to this video. How the WWF supports the trade of Polar Bears. Disgraceful.
Departing for our Second Iceland Arctic Fox Workshop February 2025
Tomorrow morning we are kicking off the second of our two back-to-back sold out workshops for the Arctic fox here in the far north west of Iceland. Iceland is never dull and you never know what the weather will do next with its wild freeze / thaw winter climate. Our first trip saw us start with a good cover of snow and end with a touch of Spring! With a little luck we will have some incredible conditions out in the Hornstrandir nature reserve over the coming week. Of course, we hope for lots of flying snow to capture incredible images of Nature’s greatest feat of engineering.
There are now just a few places remaining on next years 2026 workshop. If you have ever wanted to photograph Arctic Fox in winter then this is absolutely the workshop for you. We have a small group size, personal one-on-one tuition and private cabin for the duration of the trip. We pioneered this trip and have been successfully running workshops for Arctic Fox for more than ten years now to the remote north west of Iceland. What our clients say about this workshop:
“We just got home yesterday. I hope everyone had an easy journey! It was great being there and great having such a wonderful group of people. Josh, THANK YOU for all the hard work to make this trip a RESOUNDING SUCCESS (also thanks to the photo gods for great weather and our beautiful little melraaki). Thank you for your Post-processing help offer and the offer to print!!!! Will stay in touch Best to all”
“Hi Josh, you had a bunch of very kind and special people on this trip. Those stars have a tough time aligning, and your trip made that possible. Your arctic fox trip had way too many kind and special people. Not every tour leader can claim that. Looking forward to our next trip with you. You assemble and run the best tours!!!”
“Hi Josh! I just wanted to drop you a line, having taken a look at your selection of top images for 2024 – firstly, of course, they are all fantastic……but what really strikes me is that I have three almost identical ones – and that’s down to you. There is no doubt that you are taking us, your clients, to the absolute top spots, in the right conditions with the top in-field guides, then pushing to make the most of what we find. And on top of that, you are always up for last minutes in-field shooting questions and post-processing recommendations. Can’t thank you enough!”
Adobe Lightroom Noise Reduction Pre-sets Client Feedback February 2025
We are continuing to receive incredible feedback on our Lightroom Noise Reduction Pre-sets for the Canon EOS R1, EOS R5 MK2, EOS R3 and EOS 1DX MK3. Much of this feedback from users of these presets is seen across social media platforms and I just wanted to take a moment and say thank you to all those who have purchased the pre-sets and have posted about them – thank you. Your feedback helps spread the word and is hugely appreciated. Pre-sets have been heavily requested for the original Canon EOS R5 as well as the EOS R6 MKII. Whilst we cannot promise we can create optimised pre-sets for these specific cameras (as I am travelling extensively this year) you can use the EOS R5 MK2 for the EOS R5 and the EOS 1DXMK3 for the R6MKII.
The original Blog post for Noise Reduction for the Canon EOS R5 MK2 HERE.
The Best of Antarctica by Air Expedition January 2027 Sold Out
Our all new Best of Antarctica by Air expedition in January 2027 is already sold out – thank you. This bespoke fly-in, fly-out expedition (No Drake Passage!) to Antarctica is for dedicated and passionate Nature photographers who want to capture evocative and powerful photographs of Antarctica and its incredible wildlife. We have an extremely small group size of just ten people, a full fourteen days in Antarctica, and personal, one-on-one tuition for the duration of the expedition. Perhaps best of all for those prone to seasickness; we avoid the Drake Passage! As this expedition sold out so quickly, we are currently looking into the viability of a second trip if we can secure our preferred additional dates and vessel and will update both here on our blog and and our website in due course. If you are keen to photograph the majesty of Antarctica with the most experienced polar photography guides on earth please get in touch with us.
Why Travel to Antarctica with us? We have been leading and guiding expeditions to Antarctica for more than fifteen years and have an intimate knowledge and experience of the best places to visit at the best times – when the weather and conditions are right. Our experience ensures you are in the right place at the right time – when conditions and light come together – to give you unequalled opportunities. No two expeditions to Antarctica are ever the same and the choice of photography guide and leader is often the difference between a mediocre experience and an incredible one.
What our clients say about our Expeditions: “If you can only go to Antarctica once in your life you owe it to yourself to go with Joshua Holko and his team Wild Nature Photo Travel. Having done five different expeditions myself to Antarctica no one else has even come close to offering the same experience or photographic opportunities. Joshua will go the extra mile every time, putting zodiacs in the water for opportunities other leaders would miss and making sure everyone is getting the best possible photographs. I cannot recommend his expeditions more highly. Go with the expert.” Dan.
WNPP Episode 114 – Those Who Lead and Those Who Choose to Follow
I have just published episode 114 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I touch on some recent Travel Photographer of the Year competition news and dive into a really interesting email I received last week from a regular reader and follower of my work, the crux of which is included below:
‘Hey Josh, You know I love your photography as this isn’t my first email :-). You have a unique minimalist style that really sets your work apart; its truly wonderful that you not only find and create such amazing photographic art in this insane world but that you help others also achieve their photo dreams. But something has been bothering me and its these other workshop leaders who seem to be copying everything you do. I have followed you for years and watched you lead unique first of their kind trips for Arctic Fox, Greenland winter, Pallas Cat in Mongolia and more. I have also watched others copy exactly what you do. I am sure you are aware of it, but I get quite annoyed on your behalf when I see these others market themselves as ‘the first’, or ‘class leading’ or whatever term they choose to use. I have no idea if it bothers you, but I hope you continue to look forward and not back. Keep up the incredible work. I know there are many others out there who feel the same as me about your work and how you are being copied. I just wanted you to know you had some support out there and that we have your back.”
Firstly, thank you so much to the author for the wonderful words about my own work. Hugely appreciated. After I received this email, I had to think long and hard about how I felt about this topic. I had a subsequent follow-up email discussion with the author, and we both decided that this topic was worthy of a podcast. It’s bound to be somewhat divisive, and perhaps that’s what is required at this juncture? I am unsure, and I certainly don’t want to come across as arrogant, but what I do know is that I have no rear-vision mirror of consequence for those who choose to follow in this field. I have always looked forward, and I believe it’s firmly up to the person choosing and booking a workshop, whether they want to go with someone who chooses to lead in their field – or someone who follows the crumbs. Every person can and should decide who they travel with and why. Just one of the many reasons it’s so important to do your homework when booking any trip. As they say, onward, forward and ever upward….
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