Images from Greenland and Svalbard and photography tips for cold climates.

1. North & South
Images from the
Arctic and Antarctic
Part Two: North
Ross Mackenzie, North South Images

2. Part Two
NORTH

3. Greenland
► Autonomous
► Getting
but linked to Denmark
there
 Fly from Iceland
or Denmark
► When
to visit

5. Kulusuk & Tasiilaq, East Greenland

6. Old Cemetery, Kulusuk, East Greenland

7. Kulusuk Harbour, East Greenland

8. Kulusuk, East Greenland

9. Ikaasartik, Kulusuk, East Greenland

10. Kulusuk, East Greenland

11. Kulusuk, East Greenland

12. Maybe Sunset, Kulusuk, East Greenland

13. Ammassalik, East Greenland

14. Ice, Ikateq, Ammassalik Island, East Greenland

15. Ice, Ikateq, Ammassalik Island, East Greenland

16. Ice, South coast, Ammassalik Island, East Greenland

17. Ice, South coast, Ammassalik Island, East Greenland

18. Ice, Kong Oscars Havn, Ammassalik Island, East Greenland

19. Svalbard
► Part
of Norway / Permanently occupied
► History of whaling / mining
► Getting
there
 Flights from
northern Norway

22. Hornsund Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

23. Northern Spitsbergen

24. Vavilov, Monaco Glacier, Spitsbergen

25. Woodfjord, Spitsbergen

26. Sjuoyane, Spitsbergen

27. Little Auks, Spitsbergen

28. Walrus, Moffen Island, Spitsbergen

29. Sea Ice, SW Spitsbergen

30. Sea Ice, SW Spitsbergen

31. Sea Ice, SW Spitsbergen

32. Mother and Cub, Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

34. Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

35. Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

36. Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

37. Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

38. Holmiabukta, Spitsbergen

39. 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

40. 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)

42. 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

43. People
►
Capturing Wilderness
 Illusion?
►
Travelling Companions
 Who invented yellow
goretex?
 Team work

48. People

49. 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

50. Questions
► For
more information about travel and
photography in cold remote places contact
► ross@northsouthimages.co.uk
► www.northsouthimages.co.uk