Naturfokus

22/05/2020

The coronavirus lockdown have changed a lot of my plans this year. I was supposed to lead four Wildphoto expeditions to Svalbard in March and April, but none of them where possible to run with clients. With all the travel restrictions, it was no other options for me than focusing my attention locally – in my own backyard. Instead of photographing the biggest land predator in the world - the Polar bear - I ended up photographing the smallest land predator, the Least weasel. Follow my local project at: http://oleliodden.com/images/projects/in-my-backyard⠀
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15/08/2019

Four days ago we parked our expedition ship in the drifting ice at approx. 81,5 degree North. There were no polar bears to see in the evening and early night, but when the fog lifted in the morning a polar bear visited our ship. I had my polcam UW setup ready and got some nice wide angle split photos. One of the best ways of photographing polar bears in Svalbard is to just wait in the ice, and let the polar bears decide if they want to come close or not. ⁠⠀
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14/08/2019

I'm just back in civilization after another successful expedition to Svalbard 4-14 August. We saw 12 different polar bears, some of them in great light and environment. We also had many great encounters with other wildlife, like arctic foxes, blue whales, little auks etc.⁠⠀
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03/08/2019

I'm back in Svalbard, ready to lead the next expedition starting tomorrow. Last night I was photographing loons in the low midnight sun.⁠⠀
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31/07/2019

Ivory gull photographed backlit in Svalbard last week. The midnight sun is great in end of July and beginning of August...⁠⠀
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30/07/2019

A sleeping polar bear and a Ivory gull photographed during a expedition last week. It is great to observe and photograph polar bears (and other animals) who are peaceful and calm.⁠⠀
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29/07/2019

I like to photograph the Ivory gull, and last week we had many chances. This Ivory gull was feeding in the slush ice and gave me the opportunity for an environmental shot.⁠⠀
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28/07/2019

One of my favorite polar bear images from last weeks expedition to Svalbard. This polar bear was walking on top of an glacier and the graphic in the glacier is really interesting (do you see the feet of the polar bear?)⁠⠀
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25/07/2019

I'm just back in Longyearbyen (Svalbard) after another successful expedition to Svalbard. We saw 10 different polar bears, some of them in great light and environment. We also had many great encounters with other wildlife, like arctic foxes, ivory gulls, little auks etc. This expedition was in cooperation with Ocean Geographic, and we had some memorable days.⁠⠀
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15/07/2019

We have just started a new expedition in Svalbard and we hope to have similar encounters with polar bears as we had on the same date last year (see image in this post). There is a lot of ice around Svalbard (northern and eastern side) at the moment which makes the conditions completely different from last year. I will be back again 4-14 August, and we have a "last minute" spot available (single cabin) if anyone are interested...
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06/07/2019

Finally the orchids are blooming close to home. It’s the first summer in this area and I had many recognization trips earlier without camera to find the right spot. Then, I’ve had multiple trips with camera, until the conditions were finally as I wanted last night. No wind, dramatic sky and a blooming dark-red helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens). I used a wide angle lens with shift function and 2x LED-lamps to get this shot. For me, this is how I work as a photoprapher - to visit the same place multiple times until I get what I have in mind...

15/05/2013

WildPhoto Travel

WE HAVE MOVED!!
After changing our company name to WildPhoto Travel, we have also made a new page. Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/WildPhoto-Travel/237362253056229

This week we share some of our images from our successful photo expedition to Galapagos...

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09/04/2013

NEW PHOTO EXPEDITION PUBLISHED TODAY!

Today we have published our new photo expedition to Galapagos 22.04-06.05 2014. This will be a great photo tour for photographing birds, marine life, reptiles and landscape. Don't miss this opportunity. NB: More than 9 spots already reserved. See more information at: http://www.naturfokus.com/2013/04/09/galapagos-2014/ and don't forget to share the news...

If you can't want wait 12 months for this photo expedition, we still have one spot available on this Galapagos expedition: http://www.naturfokus.com/2011/06/28/galapagos-2012-2/

Below is a underwater photo from our test trip to Galapagos in 2011. Playing sea lions is very interesting to photograph.

04/04/2013

WildPhoto Travel

We are now preparing the last details for our next photo expedition to Galapagos starting on 23th of April. Everything is ready for some amazing days with seabirds, darwin finces, reptiles and much more. We will also spend as much time as possible under the surface snorkling with sea lions, penguins, sea turtles etc.

Due to a cancelation we have ONE SPOT available for a "late bird".

See more information about our Galapagos expedition at: http://www.naturfokus.com/2011/06/28/galapagos-2012-2/

22/03/2013

WildPhoto Travel

One last image from Svalbard before the Easter holiday. These small Arctic fox cubs were playing and didn't care much about our group of photographers. We had this situation on our last day on Svalbard last summer, and everyone enjoyed it a lot.

Join our Autumn photo expedition to Svalbard: http://www.naturfokus.com/2012/08/12/svalbard-3-2013/

15/03/2013

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Polar bear at night in Svalbard. Still walking on sea ice...

Join one of out photo expeditions to Svalbard: http://www.naturfokus.com/2012/08/12/svalbard-3-2013/

14/03/2013

WildPhoto Travel

Arctic enemies photographed during one of our photo expeditions to Svalbard. The Arctic fox is an all-year resident in Svalbard, but the Arctic tern migrate all the way to Antarctica for their vacation in the south.

Join one of out photo expeditions to Svalbard: http://www.naturfokus.com/2012/08/12/svalbard-3-2013/

13/03/2013

WildPhoto Travel

Polar bear is the favorite animal for most photographers traveling to Svalbard. This bear was photographed on the eastern side of Svalbard in great light. With less ice in the Arctic the Polar bears are facing a challenging future.

Photograph Polar bears and other animals with us on one of our Svalbard expeditions: http://www.naturfokus.com/2012/08/12/svalbard-3-2013/

09/03/2013

WildPhoto Travel

Autumn is the best time for photographing big whales around Svalbard. The Humpback whale below was photographed last year on the eastern side of Svalbard. Blue whales and Fin whales are also usually easy to find near Svalbard in September.

More information about our autumn Svalbard expedition: http://www.naturfokus.com/2012/08/12/svalbard-3-2013/

08/03/2013

WildPhoto Travel

Walrus is one of the marine animals we will photograph in Svalbard during our photo expedition 15-24.09 2013. Sometimes they come quit close, like in the image bellow.

More information about the expedition: http://www.naturfokus.com/2012/08/12/svalbard-3-2013/

05/03/2013

WildPhoto Travel

There are not much ice left around Svalbard in September, but if we find the drifting ice it is usually easy to find the Polar bears in great surroundings.

Join us on our autumn photo expedition to Svalbard 15-24.09 2013: http://www.naturfokus.com/2012/08/12/svalbard-3-2013/

04/03/2013

WildPhoto Travel

September is a great time on Svalbard with snow in the mountains and nice light. There are also plenty of arctic wildlife around, with good photo opportunities.

We have some spots available for our photo expedition to Svalbard 15-24.09 2013. Let us know if you want to travel with us: http://www.naturfokus.com/2012/08/12/svalbard-3-2013/

03/03/2013

WildPhoto Travel

Big cats, like the Leopard, is one of our most popular animals to photograph during this Ultimate Kenya photo safari.

Let us know if you want to follow us on this photo safari to Kenya 15-26.11 2013 - http://www.naturfokus.com/2013/02/08/ultimate-kenya-2013/

01/03/2013

WildPhoto Travel

A photographic safari with WildPhoto to Kenya will also include photographing the amazing Rhinos. Nakuru is a great place for these animals together with thousands of birds.

Let us know if you want to follow us on this photo safari to Kenya 15-26.11 2013. Only 4 spots available - http://www.naturfokus.com/2013/02/08/ultimate-kenya-2013/

28/02/2013

WildPhoto Travel

Lake Naivasha is one of the places we will visit during our "Ultimate Kenya" safari. This lake is a hot spot for water birds, like the Pelican below, and we have great possibilities to photograph them at sunrise and sunset.

Join us on this photo safari to Kenya 15-26.11 2013 to get the best photo opportunities. Today we have only 4 spots available, but let us know if this is of interest for you - http://www.naturfokus.com/2013/02/08/ultimate-kenya-2013/

27/02/2013

WildPhoto Travel

Today we are announcing our new great photo safari to Kenya 15 - 26.11 2013. We have called this safari "Ultimate Kenya" since we will visit Samburu, Nakuru, Naivasha and Masai Mara with great photographic opportunities. One of the animals we will meet during this safari is the Oryx shown below.

Read more about this safari at: http://www.naturfokus.com/2013/02/08/ultimate-kenya-2013/

25/02/2013

WildPhoto Travel

Backstage from our group photographing gorilla in Rwanda a few days ago. Now we have finished our photography in Nyungwe and are ready to fly back home tonight. We have had some great moments and photo opportunities in Rwanda and hope to offer a photo trip again next year.

24/02/2013

WildPhoto Travel

So far we have seen 4 species of primates in the Nyungwe national park in Rwanda. One of them was the Mountain Monkey photographed yesterday. Next 2 days we hope to see and photograph some more species of primates.

23/02/2013

WildPhoto Travel

We are now done with our first full day in Nyungwe on our WildPhoto Travel Rwanda photographic safari. So far we have had 4 different species of monkeys and lots of birds. Most successful was our time spent with the Ruwenzori Double-collared, Variable and Regal Sunbirds

23/02/2013

WildPhoto Travel

Rwanda is more than gorillas. This Mountain Chameleon was photographed yesterday evening just outside our hut at the lodge.

22/02/2013

WildPhoto Travel

Rwanda is the right place to meet the big silverbacks. This big guy was feeding and didn't mind our group of photographers.

Now we are done with the Gorillas and the next days we will search for other primates and birds in Nyungwe national park.

21/02/2013

WildPhoto Travel

Today we've had another great day with the gorillas. We visited the Kitwondo group and the animals were very relaxed. The juvenile gorilla on the image below passed us only a meter away, and it was photographed using slow shutter speed and panning.

21/02/2013

WildPhoto Travel

What a day! We had the first gorilla trek and found a great gorilla family with 2 silverbacks and 3 babies. It was raining pretty hard, but all of us was enjoying these great creatures. This was the first gorilla-meeting for all our guests, and we had some close encounters with the animals. This was the start everyone had hoped for.

In the afternoon we photographed some of the wild birds around the camp. For sunset we organized a special dance performance for our group.

19/02/2013

WildPhoto Travel

We have just started our photo safari in Rwanda, with 7 nice clients from Norway, Russia and UK. Ole Jørgen Liodden is the photo guide on this trip, and the first day we photographed at a local market and some landscapes. Rwanda is called the country with "thousand hills" and as you can see from the image below we had a nice scenery on our way up to Volcano National Park where we will stay for the next 3 nights.

16/02/2013

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The Antarctic scenery is absolutely stunning, and all over Penguins are scattered in between huge icebergs and rough mountains.

This will be our last tease from the Antarctic for now. Tomorrow Ole Jørgen Liodden travels to Rwanda with a group of clients and we hope to post live if possible.