It is with great pleasure than I can announce that I will be leading a Photography Expedition to Africa in May 2016. So come and photograph the diverse culture and wildlife on this African Expedition from the Western Cape to the wilds of South Africa and Botswana with this very exciting 15 day / 14 night African Safari Cruise Expedition… Read more →
It is with great pleasure than I can announce that I will be leading a Photography Expedition to South Georgia and Antarctica in November 2016. So come and photograph the majesty of South Georgia and Antarctica on this Photography Expedition of a lifetime!!! South Georgia Island and Antarctica are miraculous. An island of incredible landscape and wildlife and a white… Read more →
News is flying around Facebook and the Interweb. The Canon 5DS and 5DS R are coming. They’ll be 50.6 megapixels. Its exciting news. People have been waiting for a ‘big megapixel’ camera from Canon for quite some time. So people are asking the question, “What should I buy? Should I buy the 5DS or the 5DS R?” My answer …… Read more →
A few months before leaving for Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands I bought a new Panasonic Lumix GH4 and an accompanying Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 Aspherical Lens. My stalwart video rig has been comprised of Canon 5D Mark III’s (previously the 5D Mark II’s). The Canon DSLRs have been my go to cameras for a few… Read more →
Coming off the back of a photography expedition down to The Falklands, South Georgia Island and the Antarctic Peninsula, I held little hope for poor desolate windy Patagonia. Sure it has Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and the Pireto Moreno Glacier, but really how could it compare with the sheer mass of wild life in The Falklands/South Georgia Island and exotic draw of Antarctica… Read more →
I can’t believe its over. The surreal experience of the Falklands, South Georgia Island and the Antarctic Peninsula expedition has been hard to put into words. Whilst out shooting I was watching the faces of our intrepid expeditioners adorned with a mix of bewilderment and awe. How can one now be? With the sheer bio mass of South Georgia and the… Read more →
Recently I purchased a Jobu Design Jr. 3 Deluxe Gimbal head. I’d spent quite some time searching for a gimbal head. There are quite a few well known brands out there, Wimberley, Really Right Stuff, Manfrotto, Kirk, Benro, Induro just to name a few. I wanted something light, I hate hiking long distances carrying heavy gear and I’ve already got… Read more →
Covered with vibrant green moss, volcanic rock and gravel, mirror glass finished lakes and for most part a layer of fog, (Veiðivötn), Iceland is an amazing area photographic experience. Spending two days in this marvellous location giving me time to experiment and visit a number of locations in the area. Our first night of camping, we were exhausted after a… Read more →
I’m all packed for Antarctica! Packing for Antarctica follows a very similar packing regime to that of my Arctic expeditions except that I cater for a slightly colder climate. This time its been a little different as I’ve packed for two expeditions to Antarctica with a hiking expedition to Patagonia in between. Being two distinctly different styles of expeditions has… Read more →
Another successful photography expedition photographing the Jewels of the Arctic has completed. It was another amazing trip with great weather, great light and more importantly, a great bunch of photographers. Setting out from Isfjordur Greenland, we had a relatively calm passage over the Denmark Straight. Accompanied by a pod of Humpback whales we were soon in sight of the East… Read more →
Would you like to walk a mile in my shoes? Well walking a mile in my shoes is something you wouldn’t really have wanted to do at the end of my Iceland trip. Sadly my Kathmandu Tiger NGX boots bit the dust literally!!! After a good period of service I destroyed the stitching due to scuffing on rocks, shale, volcanic… Read more →
Its with great pleasure that I can announce the availability of the brochure for the Jewels of the Arctic 2015 Photography Expedition. This brochure shows just a few of the amazing visuals available to photographers on this expedition. Click on the picture below to view the new brochure. The new brochure is also available here. Read more →
I’ve just arrived home after another successful Photography Expedition into the Arctic with another wonderful case of Jet Lag! (look for my trip report for Jewels of the Arctic 2014 coming in the net few days) Jet Lag is something that effects us all. No matter how much you travel, jet lag is just plain hard to tame. And as… Read more →
The time has come to cast off for Jewels of the Arctic. I sit here writing this post from a hotel in Reykjavik after spending 2 weeks travelling to select locations in Iceland with my good friend and colleague Joshua Holko. Two weeks of immense beauty and amazing light. Landmannalugar stands out as my favourite location in Iceland if… Read more →
I’ve always been an advocate of travel insurance. Actually its mandatory for any one participating in my expeditions. As I’ve said in the past, travel insurance can be the difference between having an unfortunate event on an expedition and having an unfortunate event with a big bill! For me, this is the first time I’ve had to claim… Read more →
All our other Antarctic expeditions sold out for 2014 but luckily we have a limited few places left on the amazing Spirit of Antarctica Expedition.If you have been hanging to visit Antarctica, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to travel to there! Less than 10,000 people get to see Antarctica per year. The majority of these people are on… Read more →
Once you’ve gone Mac you’ll never go back … or so the saying goes. I’ve been a PC guy for many years, decades in fact. My life started with my first PC, an IBM Clone XT with 640KB of RAM an 5 1/4″ floppy drive, 10MB hard disk and a 16 color EGA screen. It was the best thing in… Read more →
Its with great pleasure I can publicly announce two new Antarctic Photography Expeditions for 2016! The Weddell Sea Explorer and Across the Antarctic Circle Photography Expeditions. The Weddell Sea Explorer Photography Expedition will be led by Moab Master Joshua Holko, Pro Nature Photography Daniel Bergmann and myself. This Photography Expedition will embark on Tuesday 9 February 2016 and disembark on Saturday 20… Read more →
We all love entering Photography Competitions but do we really sit back and look at the merits of each competition? When entering photography competitions, here are the five things you really should consider before entering: Credibility Terms and Conditions Judges Cost Motivation Credibility The more credible, longer running and the more prestigous the… Read more →
Every year I enter the Victorian Professional Photography Awards ( as well as other print/photography competitions). This year was no different. I enjoy entering them even though they can be quite stressful to watching, the anticipation of when your print comes up for judging, and of course the result. This year I unfortunately was unable to travel in… Read more →
Its with great pleasure that I can announce that the Jewels of the Arctic Photography Expedition August 2015 is now open for bookings! This will be the third year running this amazing photography expedition. Without a doubt it is one of my favourite expeditions. This 14 day/13 night Photography Expedition, departing August 16th from Isafjordur in Iceland and… Read more →
I am very excited to announce that in November 2014 I will be joining Joshua Holko and Andy Biggs on the South Georgia Island and Antarctica Expedition. This 20 day Expedition led by Joshua and Andy departing November 3rd from Ushuaia in South America has been designed to provide the definitive Antarctica and South Georgia Island photographic experience. Crossing the… Read more →
The Et Cetera cases are the latest in a line of a innovative storage products from Gura Gear. Late last year I purchased a number of these cases to solve my organisation woes. The Et Cetera cases are designed to provide organization options for, what we as photographers all seem to amass, the collection of cables, batteries, flashes, triggers, widgets etc. And… Read more →
When I think about this question I visualize a Shakespearean Actor on stage posing the question in olde English to the audience with questioning hand extended ‘Doth the camera maketh the image?’ In all seriousness though, does the camera make the image? Well that question can be answered from a few different perspectives namely with regards to how one… Read more →
It has come to that time once again that another of our expeditions is nearly sold out. The Jewels of the Arctic Expedition II departing Iceland on the 22nd of August has only limited places available. If you are contemplating coming on this expedition to see the amazing Fjords, Icebergs, whales, dolphins, bird life, the odd Walrus, Seals, possibly… Read more →
If you haven’t seen it yet, Sigma has released their latest factory sneak peek video a few days ago. Have you ever wondered why our camera lenses cost what they do? So much goes into making a camera lens and there is a large human component to the construction and assembly of a camera lens. And something that is uncommon these… Read more →
I’m sure over the years we’ve all heard the mantra “Leave nothing but footprints take nothing but photographs.”, it’s a well spoken and oft used mantra along with many others such as “Tread lightly” “Leave no trace” and numerous other worthy mantras. But I’d like to introduce a new mantra, or rather modify an existing one. “Leave nothing but… Read more →
Our Jewels of the Arctic Expedition running from August 9th to 22nd 2014 is now SOLD OUT!!!! Whilst this is great news for us, it might not be great news for you if you were contemplating joining us on this expedition. But the good news is we still have some places left on our Jewels of the Arctic Expedition which runs… Read more →
On our 2013 photography expedition, Jewels of the Arctic, videographer Abraham Joffe from Untitled Filmworks in Sydney joined us to shoot a promotional video for Joshua and the trips I am co-leading with him in 2014. As you can see, the Jewels of the Arctic trip offers some truly amazing scenery. The amazing cultural experience of visiting the Inuit village… Read more →
I just backup photographs to my NAS. They’ll be safe? yeah? These are some famous last words. Its always good to have a NAS and it is part of a backup regime but in itself, it is not a ‘complete backup’ per se. So what is backup in a computing sense? Backup is the concept of making extra copies… Read more →