THE CASTLE – LANDMANNALAUGAR ICELAND

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One of the locations in Iceland that I am most looking forward to returning to next year and for my workshop in 2013 is Landmannalaugar. This volcanic region of Iceland has one of the most alien and multi-coloured landscapes in the country and is truly a photographers paradise. With its multi-coloured rhyolite mountains, luminous veins of green moss and sulphurous fumoroles it provides a myriad of possibilities for the landscape photographer. There is quite literally a dizzying array of colour and texture in the mountains and rock formations. During the Icelandic summer when the sun is at an oblique angle  the light across this landscape can be truly magical.

This photograph – titled ‘The Castle’, was taken near the summit of one of the highest mountains in the area. Ejected lava has piled up on one of the rhyolite mountains and then eroded away under the assault of the arctic winds.

B&W + COLOR MAGAZINE ISSUE #87 SPOTLIGHT PORTFOLIO AWARD

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I am very excited to announce that I was recently awarded a Spotlight Portfolio Award in the prestiguous USA magazine B&W + Color. Issue number #87 of B&W + Color features a portfolio of my photography from Iceland and interview/article. Over 8000+ photographs were submitted to the magazine for entry into the competition and I am thrilled to have had my work selected for the Portfolio Spotlight Award.

B&W + Color magazine  is published in over fifty countries and is a highly respected photographic journal featuring fine art photography from international artists. Issue #87 including my Spotlight Portfolio can be purchased at all major book sellers and newsstands as well as online via B&W + Color magazine’s website. Please drop me a line and let me know if you enjoyed it.

Reminder – Registrations are now open for the 2013 Iceland Workshop and places are strictly limited on a first come, first served basis. Be sure to drop me an email if you are interested in attending as there are only a few places left.

REGISTRATIONS OPEN FOR 2013 ICELAND WORKSHOP – LIMITED SPACE LEFT!

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Registrations are open for the 2013 Iceland Workshop. If you interested in photographing in the amazingly geologically diverse country of Iceland now is the time to register your interest. This workshop is for a maximum of 6 participants who are serious about their photography and are willing to put in long hours in the field and work for their images. Working with a small number of photographers means we can get to more inaccessible locations when the light is at its absolute best. We can move quickly from location to location as the light changes; or maximise our time in the one location when the light is magical.

If you want to be able to take photographs like this under the spectacular midnight sun then drop me an email registering your interest for this fantastic workshop. This workshop is strictly limited to a maximum of six participants, plus leader and guide and places are reserved on a first come, first served basis. Location highlights include the Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon, Vatnajokull National Park, Iceland’s spectacular Dettifoss, Selfoss and Godafoss waterfalls, the geothermal region of Myvatn and many more amazing locations. For further details and a preliminary itinerary please see the workshop tab at www.jholko.com or send me an email to register your interest.

CAPTURE MAGAZINE – THE ANNUAL EDITION 2011

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Every year Capture Magazine (Australia’s top-selling Pro Photography Magazine) releases an Annual Edition with the some of the best professional photography for the year featured throughout its pages. Over 2100 photographs were submitted for potential inclusion in the annual this year and less than 130 made the final print edition. This year I am thrilled to have two of my photographs from Iceland included in the Special Annual on pages 30 and page 50. I am doubly thrilled that it is one of my personal favourite photographs from Iceland, ‘Well of Life’ that heads the landscape category.

Other categories in the 2011 Annual include Art, Advertising, Portrait, Documentary/Photojournalism, Editorial, Wedding, Fashion, Sport, Travel and a category for Emerging photographers. Also included are some very interesting surveys straight from the mouths of professional photographers on their favourite websites, blogs, software, studios, applications, equipment and more. Its a wonderful summary of some fabulous photography from throughout the year and a fascinating insight into the preferred tools, website hang outs and more of professional shooters. Capture magazine can be purchased at all good newsagents or subscribed to online at Yaffa Publishing.

Capture 2011 Annual Scan

THE MANNINGHAM LEADER NEWSPAPER – ‘FRAMING BEAUTY IN THE WILD’

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My local newspaper – ‘The Manningham Leader’ interviewed me last week for the Silvershotz 2011 Annual Award and the edition came out today on Page eight – 3/4 page spread. Click HERE to download a higher resolution copy of the article.

Manningham Leader

Photo Plus Expo in New York, USA has now come and gone for another year. If you were fortunate enough to be able to attend I hope you were able to make it over to the Moab Stand where some of my photography was on display on my absolute favourite paper – Moab Somerset Museum Rag. My new exhibition ‘Colors of Iceland’, opening on the 2nd of December this year at the Wilderness Gallery at Cradle Mountain in Tasmania  is printed exclusively on this beautiful paper. I also recently talked about my printing and printing papers in an interview over at CPS Canon Australia; which may be of interest.

I am a few days late updating the photograph of the month as I have been both under the weather for the last few days with a rather nasty tummy bug and otherwise snowed under. With departure looming for my trip to Antarctica in only a few weeks I have been busy running around securing additional memory cards, bags, clothes, accessories etc. as well as attending to the usual office duties. I will endeavour to get up to date later this evening.

Edit – I have updated the Photo of the Month for November 2011.