Erez Marom had organized a photo workshop based in Ilulissat, Greenland to photograph during midnight sun the majestic icebergs that float in the bay. My trip started by taking the plane from Geneva to Copenhagen, then to stay overnight, and continue the other day via Kangerlussaq to Ilulissat, Greenland. When I tried to check-in in C'hagen, the receptionist told me that the hotel was fully booked and that my room had been cancelled by eDreams. What in hell and why? Sometime

From Jan. 31 to Febr.16 I will have the pleasure and privilege to spend again time in Japan on a similar tour as in 2017. Therefore on the list are again the snow monkeys in the Nagano district and after flying North East to the Hokkaido insula I will photograph the popular red-crowned Japanese cranes, whooper swans, Japanese red foxes and in the bay of Rausu Steller’s Sea eagle and white-tailed eagles and the landscape Of course I am looking forward to meet real winter cond

Check them out here: Link to the gallery Japan #Japan #Nature #snowmonkey #Kushiro #landscape #blog #sunrise #AkanInternationalCraneCenter #ice #Rausu #Hokkaido

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It was not a big competition as there were only 995 photos by 117 candidates submitted. In the mammal category 6 photos were ranked, 2 of them were mine. I am happy that the jury considered them as good pictures as I love both of these shots. Not clear however, what they are doing with the non-winner pictures. Link #photography #competition #nature #wildlife #landscape #elephants #AmboseliNP

What has impressed me on the boat rides leaving Rausu (Hokkaido) and heading into the bay or street of Kunashirskiy at 44 degree north was this unique light. So I have put Svalbard on my destination list in 2018, at the end of the summer, when the midnight sun gives place to sunrises and sunset. #Japan #photography #landscape #blog #sunrise #Hokkaido #Rausu