Category : Blog

#1 Fiordland crested penguin
12:47 , December 30, 2011

I’ve always been fascinated with penguins. On my fifth expedition to Antarctica / sub-Antarctica I had the opportunity to photograph one of the most vulnerable species – the Fiordland crested penguin. Already the first evening I had some close encounters with these beautiful birds when they came on shore in the evening. I used slow [...]

Yann Muzika - Svalbard 2011
14:06 , December 22, 2011
Posted in: Blog, Guest images

  Yann Muzika   France   thewildernessalternative.wordpress.com   yannmuzika@mac.com  Not all Svalbard nature photo cruises are born equal. Ole is putting all his knowledge in photography and experience of the area at the service of his guests, taking care of all the details that make a difference : choosing the best itinerary given the ice conditions, getting [...]

Per Trovik - Kenya 2011
10:05 , December 22, 2011
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  Per Trovik   Asker, Norway   trovik@getmail.no  This september I traveled with “Naturfokus” to Masai Mara in order to shoot the wildebeest migration. The trip was no stroll in the park – Nature photographers tend to get awake very early in the morning to catch the first morning light. Ole Jørgen had done excellent preparation [...]

Tommy Solberg - Svalbard 2011
12:37 , December 19, 2011
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  Tommy Solberg   Vestfossen, Norway  http://www.villmarksfotografen.com/  tommysolberg@villmarksfotografen.com  I am a Norwegian nature photographer who works with everything in nature. In 2011 I was with Ole Jørgens photo expedition to Svalbard. When focusing on the polar bear. But the trip was so much more than the bears! The light, landscape and everything was overwhelming. And [...]

Guest images
17:02 , December 13, 2011
Posted in: Blog

Welcome to Guest Images where you can see images and read about the experiences of some participants on our photo tours. Feel free to make comments to the photographers through Facebook or in the comments field. You will also find some links to Trip Reports and links to similar photo tours.   Gorilla safari, Rwanda [...]

Kenya Safari #1 2012
10:14 , December 13, 2011
Posted in: Africa 2012, Blog

Our Kenya photo safaris in 2011 were very successful, and we arrange a new safari to Kenya 23 – 30 November. For this safari we depart a little later than the peak tourist season so we’ll get more rest and more opportunities to photograph what we want. We will also extend the safari with two nights [...]

Ole Jørgen Liodden - Svalbard 2011
12:39 , December 8, 2011
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  Ole Jørgen Liodden   Ringerike, Norway   www.naturfokus.com   post@naturfokus.no   Follow me on Facebook   Read my Tweets Your experiences with this photo tour and what you have seen, photographed and learned. Is this a tour you can recommend to other, and what preparations, photo gear etc. do you recommend others to use on similar trips. Her kan du [...]

Masai Mara 2011 #2
09:21 , October 27, 2011

Here’s the second trip report from this autumn’s two photo safaris to Masai Mara in Kenya. This safari was from 6–12 September 2011.   Day 1 – 07.09.2011 Group # 2 with 9 photographers (7 from Norway and 2 from UK) arrived Masai Mara around 11:00. After meeting the guides and drivers, we headed to [...]

Masai Mara 2011 #1
16:08 , October 6, 2011

This is the first trip report from this autumn’s two photo safaris to Masai Mara in Kenya. The first safari was from 1–7 September 2011.   Day 1 – 02.09.2011 The first group of eight Norwegian photographers and I arrived at Masai Mara via a small aircraft at 09:00. We met our local Masai guides [...]

Svalbard #2 2011
09:28 , August 24, 2011
Posted in: Blog, Trip Reports

Here’s the second trip report (9–19/8 2011) of the two photo expeditions to Svalbard this summer.   Day 1 – 09.08.2011 At 16:00 we were ready for departure and this time we sailed on board the M/S Stockholm. The 12 participants included four photographers from Spain, two from Austria and six from Norway. We sailed [...]