By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
Antarctica needs no introduction, we learnt about it in school and there’s a lot of concern now due to Global Warming. It was never high on places I wanted visit until a few years ago. This changed as I thought I’d better see it while it’s still there in all its splendour. The journey […]
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By pascaljappy | News
If You Don’t Want Your Photos Stolen Don’t Post Them on the Internet. It’s permanently at the back of a blogger’s mind : who is making money of *my* work ? To share or not to share, that is the question. While it’s an easy answer for me (thieves and other cheap low-lives will never […]
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By Paul Perton | Travel Photography
The 35 billion tonnes of ice released annually by the Ilulisat Glacier eventually all flow out into the North Atlantic. The helicopter trip gave us a fantastic view of the area, but for anything more than strapped-in grab shots of icebergs, the only option is a boat. We tried this twice. The first trip was […]
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By Paul Perton | Travel Photography
I watched the depth sounder as our boat left harbour; 10m, 12m, 18m, 250m. That made the size of the icebergs stranded in Disco Bay even bigger than I’d imagined. And this image? You’d be forgiven for thinking I might have walked closer for an even more impressive shot. No. My vantage point was the […]
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By Paul Perton | Travel Photography
An aerial photographic opportunity has become a part of the Better Moments tour offering. We all managed to squeeze into the Bell Jet Ranger at Ilulissat airport and headed for the icefjord, cameras securely strapped to various parts of our anatomy – the doors has been opened and belts were keeping us (nervously) in our […]
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By Paul Perton | Travel Photography
The boat nuzzled up to the ‘berg, a dozen photographers clustered as near as the rail would permit – a unique composition amongst a region packed with photo opportunities. Alone, the ice pool is visually interesting, a puzzle as to how it came to be – on top of the iceberg as it is. In […]
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By Paul Perton | Travel Photography
There are several ways to see Greenland’s icebergs. Walking any distance away from the country’s few settlements soon takes on marathon proportions, as the snow remains knee deep all year ’round. Another is a boat trip that can get you into the Ilulissat icefjord, close to the action and with a knowledgeable skipper, keep you […]
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By Paul Perton | Travel Photography
Despite being a fan of black and white conversion, it took me by surprise to see one of my fellow workshop photographer’s images stripped of its colour data. So, I gave it a try myself. Curiously, not every image is a candidate; in this situation, the image needs a big presence – here a million […]
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By Paul Perton | Travel Photography
Catching up. Awake at 04:30; having arrived on an intercontinental (but still local) flight in Danish Greenland and a second hop on a prop jet to Ilulissat, my body clock was all over the show. The time was irrelevant, it was light and looking out from behind the blinds, this view had me pulling on […]
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