These are some of my personal favourite photographs from throughout each calendar year – one for each month. Higher-resolution versions of these photographs are available on my portfolio website at www.jholko.com. None of my photographs are HDR (High Dynamic Range) or composite images. All photographs are captured from single exposures in the field. The majority of my photographs are processed in Adobe Lightroom.

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MARCH 2026 – GRASS WREN FEEDING

One of my favourite photographs from my recent workshop in Colombia (Read the Trip Report) is of a small Grass Wren perched on a lichen-covered branch, having just caught its morning breakfast. Shot with the Canon EOS R1 and the RF 600mm F4L IS USM handheld, this was one of those photographs where moving just a few inches either side would have destroyed the clean background and bokeh. It was also a photograph I had to react quickly to, as the Wren was moving fast and flew off the perch just a second after catching breakfast. I also very much appreciate the colour tonalities of this photograph, the limited colour palette, and the decisive moment.

FEBRUARY 2026 – ARCTIC FOX STORM DUSTING

The photograph of the month for February 2026 comes from a prior workshop in northern Iceland to photograph the Arctic Fox in winter. This photograph was also recently featured in the January 2026 edition of Outdoor Photography magazine (my photograph is also on the cover). What I love most about this photograph is the heavy dusting of snow plastered to the fox’s face and fur, and the dramatic feeling of a winter storm and flying snow. This is further accentuated by the angle of the ground the fox is sitting on. All of these elements combine to create a highly evocative photograph that tells the story of the fox in its winter environment. Critically, the fox’s tail is included, which helps give the fox’s entire form a wonderful, pleasing geometric shape.

JANUARY 2026 – IMPALA IN MORNING MIST

The photograph of the month for 2026 comes from one of my previous expeditions to Zululand in South Africa. The chance encounter for this photograph was pure serendipity, as I had been sitting in an overnight hide waiting for Elephants or potentially a Lion or Leopard to come past for an evening drink at the watering hole; none of which ultimately eventuated on that evening. With the sun beginning to rise and a thick fog blanketing the landscape, I was hopeful there would be an opportunity to catch something before the fog burned off for the day. As luck would have it, I was just about to pack up when this Impala ran through the frame. The opportunity existed for just the briefest of moments before the Impala was again out of frame behind the ridge. It was a timely reminder to both always be ready and to expect the unexpected. It was also a prime example of having exposure tested and set, just in case action was needed at the spur of the moment (as in this case). Shot with the 70-200mm f2.8, this was an obvious candidate for a panoramic image in post production and became my favourite from this visit to South Africa.