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"Photographer Joshua Holko has dedicated his career to photographing polar and
sub-polar wildlife, and the results are breathtaking.
He was kind enough to take time out of his adventures to share his work and
insights gathered through years of photographing in some of the world’s most
inhospitable places with
PetaPixel readers.
Joshua Holko is a wildlife photographer whose impressive portfolios spans
continents. However, his interest in photography was organic, born of his love
for the outdoors. Holko grew up in Melbourne, spending most of his youth
outdoors enjoying solitude and the scale of nature. It was his first trip to
Antarctica, which was the turning point.
“I remember standing on the ice, completely surrounded by silence, the light
bouncing off the snow in this surreal, soft way, and penguins waddling by like
they owned the place (which, let’s be honest, they do). That moment hit me
hard. I knew this was what I wanted to do: tell the stories of these places
most people never get to see,” he explained.
“From that point on, I committed myself to polar and sub-polar wildlife
photography. The cold, the wind, the isolation — it all just feels right to me.
I love the challenge of working in extreme environments, and more than
anything, I love the connection that comes from sitting quietly with a wild
animal in a place where nature is still in charge.
“It’s not just about beautiful pictures. It’s about creating something
meaningful and emotive that helps people feel what it’s like to be out there —
to witness the resilience of an Arctic fox, the power of a Polar Bear or the
quiet majesty of an emperor penguin. That’s the heart of it for me.”"
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
