Joshua Holko Photography
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Joshua Holko is a full-time professional landscape, nature & wildlife photographer. A passionate photographer, teacher & adventurer I run workshops and expeditions for other photographers & travellers to some of the world's wildest & remotest regions. Specialising in the Polar & sub-Polar regions of the globe, my work celebrates the extreme latitudes of the Polar environment.
Joshua Holko Photography
3d ago
The World Photographic Cup (the Olympics of Photography) has just announced its country selections for 2025. I am very proud to have been included again in Team Australia. In previous years I was fortunate to take out the Silver medal in the Nature category with my photograph of an Emperor Penguin family. For 2025, my photograph of ..read more
Joshua Holko Photography
1w ago
Sometimes, technology can be wonderful, and with the aid of Starlink, we now have reasonable internet access from the remote sea ice at Gould Bay in the Weddell Sea region of Antarctica. Please enjoy these eight video updates on our expedition so far: 1-Arrival at Union Glacier Runway in Antarctica, 2-Arrival at the Union Glacier ..read more
Joshua Holko Photography
1w ago
Over the last few years, I have created ISO Specific and Adaptive Noise Reduction pre-sets for the Canon EOS 1DXMK3, Canon EOS R3 and Canon EOS R5 MKII. These time-saving pre-sets have since been downloaded, tested and adopted by many other Canon 1DXMK3, R3 and 5D MKII users as their working defaults. The feedback we have received ..read more
Joshua Holko Photography
2w ago
I have just published episode 109 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I discuss my thoughts on the setup of the Canon EOS R1, including what is new and improved and what is missing (but coming via firmware). I also discuss my experience with a local guide birding around Punta Arenas in ..read more
Joshua Holko Photography
3w ago
Yesterday, I received the exciting news that all of the photographs I entered into the 2024 Travel Photographer of the Year have made the final round of judging. This was the first year in a couple of years I had entered this competition, having abandoned it when they ditched print judging in the final round ..read more
Joshua Holko Photography
3w ago
I have just published episode 108 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I discuss my first impressions of the new Canon EOS R1 flagship camera and my thoughts on the upcoming Emperor Penguin Antarctica expedition, with departure now just a few days away ..read more
Joshua Holko Photography
3w ago
For those who may have missed it (on different time zones), the webinar I did for BenQ yesterday evening on advanced post-production of Polar wildlife with NIK software has now been uploaded to YouTube ..read more
Joshua Holko Photography
3w ago
Canon has released a useful PDF document on optimally setting up both the EOS R1 and the EOS R5 MKII cameras. You can download the PDF directly HERE ..read more
Joshua Holko Photography
3w ago
It felt like this day would never come, but finally, the embargo on the sale of the hotly anticipated Canon EOS R1 flagship camera has been lifted, and this morning at 9am, I took delivery of two Canon EOS R1 cameras. My initial information (which came from Canon) that the camera would not arrive until ..read more
Joshua Holko Photography
3w ago
Just a friendly reminder, I will be giving a Zoom webinar on the 14th of November (in two days’ time) for BenQ on advanced post-production with Nik Software. The webinar will cover the tools I use inside Nik Color FX to put the final spit and polish on wildlife photographs from the Polar regions. The ..read more