New contributor Joseph L writes about his love of snow and cold 🙂 When I grew up, we used to have very cold winters and fair amount of snow. Not so any more due to climate change, but this winter was kind enough to sprinkle gentle December snow. My hometown went through massive industrialization some thirty […]
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By pascaljappy | Travel Photography
Pascal intrudes: I’m delighted to introduce this first guest post from reader and frequent commentator Kristian Wannebo and hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. May it be the first in a long series 🙂 End of intrusion. An un-light post, and, as well, an un-destination one.Very un-destinstion – as I took […]
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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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