Stark Black and White Photos Capture Life in a Melting Arctic
Ragnar Axelsson is an Icelandic photographer who has been working in the frigid Arctic for over 40 years and documenting breathtaking imagery of the desolate landscape and its people.
‘Spirit of Altai’ Showcases the Expansive and Diverse Beauty of Siberia
Filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov has created a short aerial film called "Spirit of Altai," exclusively shot with DJI Air 2S drone that showcases the beautiful landscape of a West Siberian region in Russia.
‘The Noor’ is an Aerial Film Shot in -18°C Temps on the DJI Mini 2
"The Noor" is a non-narrative short drone film shot entirely on DJI Mini 2 in beautiful landscapes of frozen Baikal lake in the Eastern Siberia region of Russia by filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov and required flying the little drone in some extremely low temperatures, which is amazingly was able to handle.
See the Rarely-Photographed Beauty of Winter in Ladakh, India
Venkitesh Ramachandran is a photographer and IT professional based in India who noticed very few images of the Ladakh region of India are widely shared, and even fewer that feature the beauty of its winter months, likely due to the harshness of the climate which can get as cold as -18 degrees Celcius.
Cold Snaps: How To Photograph Siberian Winters
I'm New Zealand-born photojournalist Amos Chapple, and I've worked in some of the most extreme places on earth, most chillingly in Siberia’s “Pole of Cold” where villagers endure temperatures that can drop below -94°F (-70°C). As winter begins to bite, here are six pointers for shooting when the cold gets real.
How to Use Your Camera In the Coldest Places on Earth
When you take your camera to some of the coldest places on Earth, you'll face a unique set of challenges that most photographers never have to worry about. Here's an interesting 9-minute video in which filmmaker and photographer Anthony Powell shares some of his top tips for shooting in the extreme cold.
Shooting Landscape Photos in a Sub-Zero Blizzard
Want to see what it's like to do landscape photography in sub-zero blizzard conditions? Photographer Thomas Heaton made this 10-minute video showing such an experience recently.
See the Netherlands’ Historically Cold Winter in Before-and-After Photos
Last week was extremely cold in my country, the Netherlands. February 28th was the coldest 28th of February in history, breaking the record set in 1904. It’s crazy to experience this kind of weather here while some of my friends in Norway and Iceland are having warmer weather.
This Photographer Built an Ice Dress for Her Maiden of Finland Photo Shoot
Look at Finland on a map (and squint your eyes a touch) and you'll see a woman, standing strong, defiant, with one hand held high. This was the symbol Finnish photographer Suvi Sievila wanted to capture for her portrait The Maiden of Finland... but first she had to build a dress made of ice.
Shooting with the iPhone in Antarctica
Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on the planet, but despite its hostility and isolation, it is home to some of the most incredible wildlife seen anywhere on Earth, making it a paradise for nature photographers like myself.
YouTuber Drops Recording GoPros Into Liquid Nitrogen, Can They Survive?
When an action camera maker says their cameras are "freeze-proof" they definitely do not mean you should drop them into liquid nitrogen and let them freeze solid... but that's exactly what YouTuber Grant Thompson did with a new Hero5 Session and Hero5 Black.
How to Shoot ‘Frozen’ Action Sports Athletes in a Photo Studio
For his recent project titled Frozen, photographer Denis Klero shot creative studio portraits of action sports athletes in a way that makes them look like they're frozen in ice.
The ‘Warm-to-Cold Fader’ Puts Color Temperature Control Onto a Filter
If you like to physically control as many of the settings on your camera as possible, the ICELAVA Warm-to-Cold Fader is right up your alley. This neat little lens accessory puts color temperature control onto a variable filter you simply twist to adjust.
This is What It Takes to Photograph the Arctic Fox During a Winter Storm
What would you endure for the perfect shot? For Australian photographer Joshua Holko, the answer is "freezing blasts from a winter storm in the arctic." That's what he went through to capture incredible photos of the Arctic fox.
Tip: Use Hand Warmers to Extend the Life of Camera Batteries in Cold Weather
Here’s a short and sweet 2-minute-tip by New York-based photographer sports and music photographer …
It Was So Cold at Yesterday’s NFL Game That Camera Batteries Had to Be Warmed
Yesterday's NFL football playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings was the 3rd coldest game in NFL history, as temperatures were -6° F with a wind chill of -25° F. It was so cold that camera batteries weren't performing well and had to be warmed up on the sidelines.
Silence of the North: A Nature Photographer Travels to the Extreme Arctic
Danish nature photographer Morten Hilmer spent two years of his adult life serving …
Chris Burkard on the Joy of Photographing Surfers in Freezing Waters
Chris Burkard is a California-based surf photographer who has shot for some of the biggest companies and publications in the world. After years of shooting on popular, sun-soaked beaches and making a living through his "dream job," Burkard began to yearn for beaches that weren't dominated by tourists and the comforts of civilization. So, he began traveling to remote -- and often frigid -- shores around the world for surf photos that are off the beaten path.
Creating a Fake Chilly Look in a Studio for a ‘Fortitude’ Poster Photo Shoot
Here's a behind-the-scenes video showing a recent photo shoot for the new British psychological thriller TV show Fortitude. It shows how the team went about making the actors look cold and frosty while posing in an ordinary warm photo studio.
Photographs of Oymyakon, the Coldest Village on the Face of the Earth
Located in the heart of Siberia, the village of Oymyakon in Russia is widely considered to be the coldest inhabited place on Earth. A temperature of −90 °F (−67.7 °C) was recorded there back in 1933 -- the lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited spot in the world.
New Zealand-based photographer Amos Chapple paid a visit to the 500-person village and captured a series of beautiful photographs showing what life is like inside this extreme village.