One week ago an old dream of mine came true: I saw my first wild Norwegian Lynx! And even better than that, I got to photograph it in nice light as well! Normally these animals are extremely shy and people rarely see them.
I am delighted to tell my white out photograph of an Arctic Fox won 1st Runner Up (2nd prize) at I Am Photographer / Baltic Photo Contest 2014. This was my 3rd prize for different images taken of this same Arctic Fox individual!
I use to say «If you can visit foreign continents only one time in your whole life, go to Africa twice!» In February 2014 I was back again, and this was my 13th trip to Africa. As you can understand I am seriously infected by the African wild bush and savannah virus, and it seems to be no cure. But honestly that suits me just fine…
It is a pleasure to announce I am honored with no less than four Highly Commended Awards in the international nature photography contest Memorial Maria Luisa, MML 2013. Photographers from 43 countries, in all 12,000 images, entered this year’s competition.
I am happy to announce that one of my Polar Bear images has been selected to Nikon’s International Calendar 2014! The calendar will be circulated over 50 countries worldwide. The Polar Bear image adorns the February page of the calendar, and it is a great honor to be chosen as one of Nikon’s twelve disciples in 2014…
I am delighted to announce that my Wolf and Brown Bear photograph has been awarded 1st place – Outstanding Achievement – in Black and White Spider Awards 2013. Photographers from 75 countries – in all 9,500 images – entered this year’s competition.
Selected from 16,500 images, it is a pleasure to let you know that my low angle backlight image of a hippo bull has been Highly Commended in the Mammals category in GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013.
In these “foxy times” I went for a trip to Dovre Mountains in the central part of southern Norway to photograph the Arctic Fox. Only a few years ago this would be almost impossible, the species was nearly extinct in Norway. Thanks to a successful – but still fragile – project started in 2007, the population now is growing.
This summer finally it was time visiting the volcanic islands of Galapagos. The archipelago counting 13 islands is distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean about 900 km west of continental Ecuador in South-America and is very much basis for Charles Darwin’s studies and conclusions leading to his evolution theory published in his book On the Origin of Species published in 1859
This summer I once again was on Svalbard. This was my fourth trip to this arctic archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, constituting the northernmost part of Norway and midway between mainland and the North Pole. Svalbard is unique, and going there really is an experience and a memory for life, at any season, for anyone! Are you up to nature photography as well, I can tell it is every nature photographer’s paradise! The wildlife, scenery and light is spectacular!
