Arctic
Svalbard
Arctic
Arctic
Ice & Arctic Wildlife
We delighted to be able to offer a ten-day, photographic adventure to Arctic Svalbard in April 2023. This will take place aboard the Kinfish, a fabulous and much sought after Arctic vessel that’s perfect for photographers.
Duration: 10 days
Starts: Longyearbyen
Ends: Longyearbyen
Language: English Speaking Voyage
This Arctic photography trip has been tailored specifically to photographers, to capture the Arctic in its most beautiful state during the change from winter to summer.
Ship Cruise More info about this activity
Not only we travel from one point to another and find our shelter on board the ship we chose. We also enjoy from incredible scenery, landscapes and interactions that only our noble vessel can provide.
Everyday the Bridge Team navigates the ship to position ourselves on the best posible spots, looking for unique opportunities.
Many times, this includes sainig through narrow passages, on the vicinity of glaciers or entering bays and fjords only approachable from the ship.
Enjoy this incredible places from the comfort of the common areas on board, open decks or your own private balcony!
Photo Workshop More info about this activity
The photography workshops are composed of onboard lectures and practical activities led by dedicated expedition guide. Each session is meant to give you additional skills you can put into immediate practice out in nature.
You'll become more familiar with your own camera equipment while also learning best practices for taking pictures of moving wildlife and wide-open terrain in typical polar conditions, such as dim lighting and falling snow.
Enrichment Program More info about this activity
Expedition cruising must be one of the most incredible ways of travelling. Not only for the amazing places you visit and the unforgetable wildlife but for the wildlife, the sensory overload and the unimaginable memories.
But all of this needs a context in order to understand where you are and what you are experiencing.
On board your expedition vessell you will find a group of experts, naturalists, zodiac drivers and guides that that will translate the language of nature for you, telling you the stories of the places you are visiting, reviewing the historical, biological, ecological and geological aspects of your trips.
You will experience first hand what surrounds you and arrive back home wiser and loaded with new knowledge.
You will be informed of the advised group flights to book both to and from Longyearbyen (you may choose to spend a night in Longyearbyen before the trip). It is a requirement of booking that you have adequate travel insurance.
Single-supplement are not charged but will pair you in a cabin with a passenger of the same sex if you are travelling solo.
This trip is offered to be paid across four installments:
On booking: 10% deposit
May 31, 2022: 30%
September 30, 2022: 30%
December 31, 2022: 30% final payment
Award-winning photographer Andrew James has over 30 years’ experience as a photographer and journalist, including over a decade
as editor-in-chief of Practical Photography magazine. He has guided numerous photo expeditions from the frozen wastes of Antarctica to the colourful streets of Cuba.
His photographic-style reflects his love of ‘action’ and his desire to always be creative with light and composition.
Andrew has a particular affinity with the polar regions, having led multiple trips to both the Arctic and Antarctic.
April is still considered winter in Svalbard, but it is felt that this period is the best time for photographers. Mid-summer: the high sun can lead to harsh shadows, you will be visiting during a period of beautiful soft light, and almost endless sunrise and sunset. During your time in Svalbard, at the end of the trip, you will celebrate the final sunset of the winter season, followed by the last sunrise 30 minutes later allowing everyone to experience the midnight sun as the Artic enters its long 24-hours of daylight summer; the sun won’t set again until August.
Travelling early, Svalbard is still encased in ice; later in the season bears are often sighted on rock, but encounters will be seeked out in snow and ice. While this makes sightings tougher, it does offer more photographically better opportunities. It is hoped to see walrus on ice floes, and Arctic fox in their white winter finery, while the landscape itself is white and frozen, as it is expected the Arctic to be.
As a dedicated photography trip, the most of light will be made, and positioning the group accord-ingly will ensure everyone has the time and space to take their shots, the opportunity to learn from the expert photographic guide, and the chance to have personal workflow and editing sessions. For an additional fee, long lens rentalcan be arranged, delivering these to your cabin at the start of the trip.
April is still considered winter in Svalbard, but it is felt that this period is the best time for photographers. Mid-summer: the high sun can lead to harsh shadows, you will be visiting during a period of beautiful soft light, and almost endless sunrise and sunset. During your time in Svalbard, at the end of the trip, you will celebrate the final sunset of the winter season, followed by the last sunrise 30 minutes later allowing everyone to experience the midnight sun as the Artic enters its long 24-hours of daylight summer; the sun won’t set again until August.
Travelling early, Svalbard is still encased in ice; later in the season bears are often sighted on rock, but encounters will be seeked out in snow and ice. While this makes sightings tougher, it does offer more photographically better opportunities. It is hoped to see walrus on ice floes, and Arctic fox in their white winter finery, while the landscape itself is white and frozen, as it is expected the Arctic to be.
As a dedicated photography trip, the most of light will be made, and positioning the group accord-ingly will ensure everyone has the time and space to take their shots, the opportunity to learn from the expert photographic guide, and the chance to have personal workflow and editing sessions. For an additional fee, long lens rentalcan be arranged, delivering these to your cabin at the start of the trip.
INCLUSIONS
• This price includes nine nights onboard the Kinfish, on a fully inclusive basis, with all meals provided and a good range of alcoholic and soft drinks included with meals.
EXCLUSIONS
• International flights are not included.
• Travel insurance
* The prices are per person in US Dollars, unless expressly specified in a different currency. In that case, payment will be in US dollars at the exchange rate of the day.
** All prices will be re-confirmed by email at the time of booking.
NOTE: Embracing the unexpected is part of the legacy—and excitement—of expedition travel. When traveling in extremely remote regions, your expedition staff must allow the sea, the ice and the weather to guide route and itinerary details. This itinerary is a tentative outline of what you’ll experience on this voyage; please be aware that no specific itinerary can be guaranteed.
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