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WNPP Episode 114 – Those Who Lead and Those Who Choose to Follow – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
I have just published episode 114 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I touch on some recent Travel Photographer of the Year competition news and dive into a really interesting email I received last week from a regular reader and follower of my work, the crux of which is included below: 'Hey…
Departing for our Second Iceland Arctic Fox Workshop February 2025 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Tomorrow morning we are kicking off the second of our two back-to-back sold out workshops for the Arctic fox here in the far north west of Iceland. Iceland is never dull and you never know what the weather will do next with its wild freeze / thaw winter climate. Our first trip saw us start…
Photograph of the Month February 2025 Snow Leopard – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
The photograph of the month for February 2025, comes from my recent workshop to Western Mongolia for Snow Leopard (Read the Trip Report). What I love about this photograph is the sense of environment that surrounds the leopard and provides such wonderful context for the extreme environment in which this cat lives. At the time…
Adobe Lightroom Noise Reduction Pre-sets Client Feedback February 2025 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
We are continuing to receive incredible feedback on our Lightroom Noise Reduction Pre-sets for the Canon EOS R1, EOS R5 MK2, EOS R3 and EOS 1DX MK3. Much of this feedback from users of these presets is seen across social media platforms and I just wanted to take a moment and say thank you to…
The Best of Antarctica by Air Expedition January 2027 Sold Out – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Our all new Best of Antarctica by Air expedition in January 2027 is already sold out - thank you. This bespoke fly-in, fly-out expedition (No Drake Passage!) to Antarctica is for dedicated and passionate Nature photographers who want to capture evocative and powerful photographs of Antarctica and its incredible wildlife. We have an extremely small…
Zululand South Africa 2025 Ground Level Masterclass Workshop Last Places! – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Only two places remain on our 2025 Zululand, South Africa ground-level Wildlife masterclass this May before it will be sold out. This exclusive workshop will run from May 7th - May 16th, 2025 and is fully inclusive of luxurious accomodation, private game drives, private hides and all photographic tuition. This is a full camp takeover,…
Travel Photographer of the Year Winners on CNN and The Times 2025 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Yesterday the exciting news was passed to me by a close friend that CNN published all of the winning photographs from Travel Photographer of the Year that included my photograph of the Pallas cat covered in hoar frost. This sort of syndication, publication and exposure is what other well known competitions should be aiming for…
Snow Leopard of Western Mongolia Workshop Report 2025 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
In mid January 2025 I ran a workshop to the Altai mountains in Western Mongolia to find and photograph the ghost of the mountains - the Snow Leopard. This was my second workshop to this region of Mongolia in Winter and it included a number of incredible sightings and photography sessions with this stunningly beautiful…
Canon EOS R1, R3 and R5 MK2 Noise Reduction Pre-Set Feedback – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
We are continuing to receive really positive feedback on our Noise Reduction pre-sets for the Canon EOS R1, EOS R3 and EOS R5 MKII - thank you to all those who have purchased and downloaded the pre-sets and special thank you to those of you who have written to us with so much complimentary feedback.…
Travel Photographer of the Year 2024 Winner Best Single Shot in Portfolio – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
The winners of the 2024 Travel Photographer of the Year competition were announced live early evening yesterday (January 27th, 2025, Sweden time) and I am thrilled to have taken out the 'Best Single image in a Portfolio' in the Nature Wildlife Category. Congratulations to all the other category winners, runners up and finalists. "Every year…
Pallas Cat of Eastern Mongolia Workshop Report 2025 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
In early January 2025, I ran my annual Winter workshop to the far Eastern Steppe region of Mongolia in search of the world’s grumpiest cat - the Pallas cat. A significant point of difference from others on this workshop is that we (my company - Wild Nature Photo Travel) will only take a maximum of…
Photograph of the Month January 2025 – Mongolian Ibex – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Kicking off the 2025 year, the photograph of the month for January comes from my just completed expedition to Western Mongolia for Snow Leopard (Trip Report coming soon). Although this is not an image of Snow Leopard, it is my favourite wildlife photograph from this trip. The silhouette is of a Mongolian Ibex that appeared…
WNPP Episode 113 Wrapping up Mongolia 2025 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
I have just published episode #113 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I wrap up both the Pallas Cat and Snow Leopard workshops to the Eastern and Western regions of Mongolia. I also announce an all now scouting trip for Snow Leopard in Mongolia for just three people in mid January, 2026.…
Puffins and Razorbills Workshop Two Place Availability June 2025 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Due to a recent medical cancellation there are two places that have just become available on my Puffins and Razorbills workshop on Grimsey Island, Iceland this June. The workshop will run from June 3rd until June 8th, 2025 and includes all accomodation and food on Grimsey Island as well as Ferry tickets, private vehicle transfers…
WNPP Season Five Episode 112 Happy New Year! Canon EOS R1 in Mongolia – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
I have just published episode 112 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, we welcome the new 2025 year and season five of the podcast. I also give my thoughts and impressions on shooting Pallas cats with the Canon EOS R1 here in the far eastern Steppe region of Mongolia for the last…
Departing for Mongolia Pallas Cat and Snow Leopard 2025 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Christmas and New Year at home in Australia have already come and gone, and I am now making the journey back to Mongolia to lead my back-to-back workshops for Pallas Cat and Snow Leopard. I am very much looking forward to returning to this incredible country (I was last there in July in Summer last…
Happy New Year 2025! Wishing Health, Happiness, Great Light & Experiences – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
I would like to thank all the readers and followers of my blog, those who follow my work on social media, who have purchased prints, cards, and books, as well as workshop and expedition participants for your continued support throughout 2024. It has been an extremely frenetic year for many (myself included). We live in some crazy…
WNPP Episode 111 Wrapping up 2024 and 2025 Whats in Store? – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
I have just published episode 111 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I look back at the incredible year 2024, the travel, the countries, experiences, and photographs, and I look forward to travelling and participating in workshops in 2025. 2025 kicks off in just a few days with travel from Australia to…
Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings 2024! – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Wishing all of you who may have travelled and photographed with me, either past, present, or future, who follow my blog, podcast, and photography, or even just stumbled across my work somewhere, a happy and safe Christmas and festive season. It has been a frantic year, the pace of which has frequently left me breathless. I wish you…
Canon EOS R1 Field Report A Wildlife Photographers Perspective – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
As I hinted at in yesterday's podcast, Canon Rumours has now posted my extensive field report on the Canon EOS R1 from my time in Antarctica, photographing Emperor Penguins earlier this month (December 2024). Canon EOS R1 Field Report from Antarctica: A Wildlife Photographer's Perspective Backstory: I have been a full-time professional Nature and wildlife…
WNPP Episode 110 – Canon EOS R1 Field Report from Antarctica – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
I have just published episode 110 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I discuss my experiences with the Canon EOS R1 after photographing Emperor Pens with two of these cameras on the sea ice deep in Antarctica earlier this month (Read the Trip Report). These were the world's first Canon EOS R1s…
Wild Nature Photo Travel Photography Podcast Wrap up 2024 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Another year has come and almost gone for the Wild Nature Photography Podcast. I am pleased to report that 2024 has been our biggest year yet with more episodes and more downloads than any previous years and I just wanted to take a moment and say thank you for the continued support that has enabled…
Emperor Penguins of Antarctica Expedition Report December 2024 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
In late November / early December 2024, I ran my semi-annual wildlife expedition to the world’s most southerly Emperor Penguin colony at Gould Bay, deep in the Weddell Sea region of Antarctica. For this expedition, we flew from Punta Arenas at the bottom of Chile on a privately chartered Iceland Air 757 to the naturally…
Arctic Fox Expedition February 8th-14th 2025 Sold Out! – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Our Wild Nature Photo Travel February 8th-14th expedition next year, 2025, to northern Iceland for Arctic Foxes is now sold out - thank you. We have just one place remaining on our second expedition February 15th-21st. If you have ever wanted to photograph Nature's greatest feat of engineering - this is the workshop for you.
Optimally Calibaring Apple Liquid Retina XDR Displays for Photography – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Those who know me know I always advocate for the highest quality photographic display you can afford. It should be the first purchase you make after a digital camera. A wide-gamut, high-quality, calibrated photographic monitor is the difference between optimally processing your RAW files and standing blindfolded, throwing darts at a board. But what do…
Photograph of the Month December 2024 – Emperor Penguins – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
The photograph of the month for December 2024 (and the last for the 2024 year!) comes from my recent expedition to the world's most southerly Emperor Penguin colony at Gould Bay in the Weddell Sea region of Antarctica (Trip report coming soon). This was from what I felt was our best day on the sea…
Canon EOS R1 Firmware 1.01 Update December 2024 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Canon has released new firmware for the EOS R1. The firmware is primarily bug fixes. New features are not expected before Q1 2025 at the earliest. Personally, I want the ability to assign pre-capture to one of the multi-function buttons (hopefully early next year). Update includes: The Wi-Fi connection status is now identifiable by the…
World Photographic Cup Selection 2024 Team Australia – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
The World Photographic Cup (the Olympics of Photography) has just announced its country selections for 2025. I am very proud to have been included again in Team Australia. In previous years I was fortunate to take out the Silver medal in the Nature category with my photograph of an Emperor Penguin family. For 2025, my photograph of…
Emperor Penguin Expedition Video Update from Antarctica November 2024 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Sometimes, technology can be wonderful, and with the aid of Starlink, we now have reasonable internet access from the remote sea ice at Gould Bay in the Weddell Sea region of Antarctica. Please enjoy these eight video updates on our expedition so far: 1-Arrival at Union Glacier Runway in Antarctica, 2-Arrival at the Union Glacier…
WNPP Episode 109 – Canon EOS R1 Set-Up and Birding Punta Arenas – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
I have just published episode 109 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I discuss my thoughts on the setup of the Canon EOS R1, including what is new and improved and what is missing (but coming via firmware). I also discuss my experience with a local guide birding around Punta Arenas in…
Adobe Lightroom ISO Specific Noise Reduction Pre-Sets Canon EOS R1 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Over the last few years, I have created ISO Specific and Adaptive Noise Reduction pre-sets for the Canon EOS 1DXMK3, Canon EOS R3 and Canon EOS R5 MKII. These time-saving pre-sets have since been downloaded, tested and adopted by many other Canon 1DXMK3, R3 and 5D MKII users as their working defaults. The feedback we have received…
Finalist Travel Photographer of the Year 2024 – Best Portfolio and Single Shot – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Yesterday, I received the exciting news that all of the photographs I entered into the 2024 Travel Photographer of the Year have made the final round of judging. This was the first year in a couple of years I had entered this competition, having abandoned it when they ditched print judging in the final round.…
WNPP Episode 108 – Canon EOS R1 Arrival and Departing for Antarctica – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
I have just published episode 108 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I discuss my first impressions of the new Canon EOS R1 flagship camera and my thoughts on the upcoming Emperor Penguin Antarctica expedition, with departure now just a few days away.
BenQ Webinar Nik Advanced Post Production on You Tube November 2024 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
For those who may have missed it (on different time zones), the webinar I did for BenQ yesterday evening on advanced post-production of Polar wildlife with NIK software has now been uploaded to YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VymNzRctMkk
New Camera Day – Arrival of the Canon EOS R1 Camera November 2024 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
It felt like this day would never come, but finally, the embargo on the sale of the hotly anticipated Canon EOS R1 flagship camera has been lifted, and this morning at 9am, I took delivery of two Canon EOS R1 cameras. My initial information (which came from Canon) that the camera would not arrive until…
Nik Advanced Post Production Webinar for BenQ November 2024 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Just a friendly reminder, I will be giving a Zoom webinar on the 14th of November (in two days' time) for BenQ on advanced post-production with Nik Software. The webinar will cover the tools I use inside Nik Color FX to put the final spit and polish on wildlife photographs from the Polar regions. The…
Photograph of the Month November 2024 – Arctic Fox in Flying Snow – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
Without a doubt, my favourite conditions for photographing the Arctic Fox are winter blizzard conditions. The flying snow creates a white-out that cleans up any background mess, and the flying snow sticks to the fox's coat and gives extraordinary context and much-needed drama. These conditions define the environment of the Arctic fox and paint the…
The Problem of Flying with Camera Gear Update November 2024 – www.WILDNATUREPHOTOTRAVEL.com
In September of 2021, I wrote a rather lengthy blog post HERE on the problems of flying with camera equipment. Given this post was now more than four years ago, it is time to do an update and see what, if anything, has changed. Much of this post is a re-hash, but its just as…