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Penguins, Antarctica

Photographic Departures

Polar Photographic Adventure Holidays

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Shackleton’s Footsteps – A Photographic Expedition with Paul Goldstein

Fit for kings
20 Days from USD 22,320

Guided Group (Incl. Taxes)

Photographic Expedition to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands with Paul Goldstein

Polar Expeditions
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Spitsbergen Photography: In Search of Polar Bears

Photographic Departures
14 Days from USD 13,290

Guided Group (Incl. Taxes)

Be immersed in the natural wonders of the land of the midnight sun and pursue a quest to photograph Arctic wildlife

Polar Expeditions

Spitsbergen Photography: Under the Midnight Sun

Photographic Departures

Experience a once-in-a-lifetime photography-themed journey in Spitsbergen!

Polar Expeditions

Top tips for picture-perfect photos

Do you know your camera?
Make sure you know how to use your camera well before your holiday. If you are buying it especially for the trip, take it out beforehand and practice until you know how to operate it without looking at the manual. You will then enjoy and capture those split-second wildlife moments.

Keep a respectful distance
It will be tempting to get close to penguins and seals for that frame-filling shot, but that can be stressful for the animals (and also breaks IAATO guidelines) so don’t do it! Bring a camera that has a decent zoom or telephoto lens on it so that you can keep your distance. Your subject is more likely to behave in a calm, natural way, giving you a photo to be proud of.

How’s your camera memory?
Good-quality images need space and you will end up taking many more pictures than you thought you would. Make sure you take plenty of memory cards. Most people also take portable hard-drives or laptops to give them extra storage capacity.

Invest in a tripod or monopod
Tripods can be cumbersome to lug around, but on Polar photographic tours you won’t be walking around for too long and will often be taking pictures from the comfort of the ship. They are a great way of preventing the blurry shots caused by camera shake, especially when taking pictures in strong winds or in close-up. Tripods are also very useful for keeping images sharp when your camera is on maximum zoom; polar bears don’t always walk up to the ship!

Expert help
The best way of improving your photographs is to get some training. Book yourself on to a photography course (even one- or two-day courses can help), or join one of our photographic charters to get expert tuition while ‘in the field’.

An outstanding adventure with so many ups and downs and only made possible by the “can do” attitude of Paul Goldstein, the Polar Team at Exodus and the crew of the Polar Pioneer. This is what all holidays should be like! My daughter and I would happily do it all again in an instant.

Richard Edwards Spitsbergen Photography: In Search of Polar Bears