Arctic Photography Tours & Tips
The Arctic draws out the photographer in everyone from camera phone users to mighty lens carriers, all capturing the landscapes, seascapes, icescapes and of course the wildlife. The expansive Arctic offers so many different opportunities for photography with a beautiful soft light in spring, 24-hour daylight in summer and the Aurora Borealis when there is darkness.
Unique locations: Ilulissat in West Greenland is a colourful town on the shores of Disko Bay, a land of big ice, big whales and wonderful people the opportunities for photographers is limitless. Svalbard ticks the box for wildlife with the bird cliffs at Alkefjellet home to 800,000 breeding pairs of guillemot and around 3,500 polar bears in the region overall. For really close up polar bear photography though, it is Churchill that you want to aim for.
Photography workshops: On selected voyages, there will be a particular focus on photography with extra professional snappers on board, keen to share their photography tips and use their experience to help you get that perfect shot.
Excursions: Daily zodiac excursions and landings take place, dictated by wildlife in the area, daylight and ice conditions. The Arctic summer (June to August) means longer and longer hours of daylight, often with 24-hour daylight.
Ilulissat glacier at sunset
Arctic Photography
Brandon says
Get out early or stay out late to make the best of the light and never leave your camera in your cabin, you never know what’s going to happen!
Brandon Hagg Polar Specialist
Photography Hotspots in The Arctic
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Svalbard Wildlfe
Svalbard has an abundance of wildlife from grazing reindeer near Longyearbyen to the thriving population of walrus to the Arctic Tern amongst hundreds of species of birds nesting in the clifftops. And with more polar bears than people it’s a most for any wildlife enthusiast.
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