Images from the Arctic

North & South

Images from the Arctic and Antarctic

Part Two: North

Ross Mackenzie, North South Images

Part Two

NORTH

Greenland

►Autonomous but linked to Denmark

►Getting there Fly from Iceland

or Denmark►When to visit

Kulusuk & Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Old Cemetery, Kulusuk, East Greenland

Kulusuk Harbour, East Greenland

Kulusuk, East Greenland

Ikaasartik, Kulusuk, East Greenland

Kulusuk, East Greenland

Kulusuk, East Greenland

Maybe Sunset, Kulusuk, East Greenland

Ammassalik, East Greenland

Ice, Ikateq, Ammassalik Island, East Greenland

Ice, Ikateq, Ammassalik Island, East Greenland

Ice, South coast, Ammassalik Island, East Greenland

Ice, South coast, Ammassalik Island, East Greenland

Ice, Kong Oscars Havn, Ammassalik Island, East Greenland

Svalbard

►Part of Norway / Permanently occupied►History of whaling / mining

►Getting there Flights from

northern Norway

Hornsund Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Northern Spitsbergen

Vavilov, Monaco Glacier, Spitsbergen

Woodfjord, Spitsbergen

Sjuoyane, Spitsbergen

Little Auks, Spitsbergen

Walrus, Moffen Island, Spitsbergen

Sea Ice, SW Spitsbergen

Sea Ice, SW Spitsbergen

Sea Ice, SW Spitsbergen

Mother and Cub, Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

Cold Photography

► Keep warm Hat Fingerless gloves Lots of layers

►Spare batteries in inside pockets Swap them during the day

►Stay outside► Until you’ve finished

Practical Photography

► Cameras + water = bad + salt water = v. bad

► Three cameras 2 DSLRs (Nikon D200/D700)

► Same batteries/CF cards► Long lens / wide lens

Waterproof compact (AW100)

Practical Photography

► Always keep cameras set up ready 04:00 whale/bear call

► Always shot in RAW / under expose Lighting can be harsh during day Better at ‘night’

► Take a lot of memory cards Don’t wait until they’re full to swap

People

► Capturing Wilderness Illusion?

► Travelling Companions Who invented yellow

goretex? Team work

People

Travel Logistics

► None of these places easy (or cheap) for independent travel

► Small number of specialised ship operators Quark / Exodus Oceanwide

►Small boats As small as you can afford < 100 in south

Questions

►For more information about travel and photography in cold remote places contact

►ross@northsouthimages.co.uk

►www.northsouthimages.co.uk