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Photographers with tripods on a ridge above sunlit icebergs at the Ilulissat Icefjord.

Frozen Worlds of West Greenland: Spending Two Weeks In Disko Bay

At the end of August last year, I was coming to the tail end of my busiest summer photo workshop season to date. I had quite literally been all over the place since mid-June. Whether I was photographing puffins on Grímsey, roaming the Icelandic Highlands or sailing through East Greenland, I gave my all during every workshop. And now, it…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveJanuary 18, 2025

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My 5 Favourite Camera Photographs Of 2024

It is safe to say that 2024 has again been an amazing year for my photography. In this article, I share some of my favourite camera photographs of this year.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveDecember 20, 2024

Young polar bear sitting on a blue iceberg, head raised to the lilac Scoresbysund sky.

Greenland Landscape Photo Workshops

Eastern Greenland: Exploring The Solitude of Scoresbysund

Eastern Greenland is one of those locations that has been very high on my photography bucket list for many, many years. Last August, the time had finally come!

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveOctober 9, 2024

Tight close-up of an Atlantic puffin resting its head against its dark shoulder feathers.

Iceland Photo Workshops Wildlife

Photo Workshop Report: Puffins In The Midnight Sun 2024

I showed a new group of photo workshop participants why Grímsey is the best place in Iceland, and dare I say the world, to photograph puffins.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveAugust 4, 2024

Gentoo penguin in heavy snowfall standing on rocks, head turned and shoulders dusted with flakes.

Antarctica Landscape Photo Workshops Wildlife

Antarctica: Photography At The Edge Of The World (Part 2)

This is part two of my story about participating in, and leading, a unique photography workshop in Antarctica last February.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveApril 30, 2024

Icebergs floating in the Gerlache Strait, as we are moving past the tall mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctica Landscape Photo Workshops Wildlife

Antarctica: Photography At The Edge Of The World (Part 1)

At the end of 2022, my friend Nigel Danson reached out to me asking if I wanted to join as an additional photography lead on a once-in-a-lifetime photography workshop. The location? Antarctica. This is part 1 of that amazing adventure.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveApril 23, 2024

Awards Press Release Volcano

FEP Awards 2024 – Sixth Place in ‘Nature’!

Last Saturday I attended the 2024 Federation of European Professional Photographers (FEP) Awards in Ålesund, Norway. I am proud to announce that I had the pleasure to rank sixth in the Nature category with three photographs taken during the various eruptions last year.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveApril 15, 2024

West Greenland 2024 (with Mads Peter Iversen) Photo Workshop

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2023 – My Photographic Year in Review

I didn't expect it, but 2023 turned into a whopper of a year for my photography and myself with many high notes. In this final blog of the year, I've listed 5 of the most important moments and achievements to me.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveDecember 30, 2023

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My 5 Favourite Camera Photographs Of 2023

It's that time of year again: a yearly overview! In this first blog out of three, I will be focusing on my 5 favourite camera photographs.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveDecember 25, 2023

Calendars

New – 2024 Photo Calendars Are Available!

This year I am not releasing one, not two but three calendars: a regular, a puffins-themed and a volcano-themed calendar. Each one is a perfect holiday gift!

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveOctober 19, 2023

5 Tips on How To Get The Best Puffin Photographs

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6 Tips To Improve Your Puffin (and Bird) Photographs

I have always been a hybrid photographer, which means I enjoy mixing landscape and wildlife photography. One of the animals that has always had a special place in my photography is the Atlantic Puffin. In this article, I want to share 6 tips which can help you improve your puffin (and bird) photography. These tips will help you evolve from…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveOctober 15, 2023

Greenland Landscape Photo Workshops

Photo Workshop Report: West Greenland in 5 Images

At the end of June this year, I had the privilege to host one of the most amazing photo workshops I've been on thus far. For starters, I finally get to work with my friend Nigel Danson, which I had been looking forward to for a while now. But also, it was also a trip that was originally supposed to…

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveSeptember 24, 2023

Close-up portrait of an Atlantic puffin with a beakful of silver sand eels.

Behind The Shot Landscape Wildlife

Behind The Shot – The Hungry Puffin

In this month's "Behind the Shot" blog, I want to share a story behind one of my, if not my all-time, favourite puffin photograph which I took back in the summer of 2021.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveSeptember 17, 2023

Atlantic Puffin on Grímsey island in North Iceland in the midnight sun.

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Photo Workshop Report: Puffins in the Midnight Sun in 5 Images

Today I will be sharing some thoughts about the first workshop I hosted this summer: Puffins in the Midnight Sun. I hosted this bird photography focused workshop together with the amazing Anja Robanke.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveSeptember 3, 2023

Grímsey - a Puffin Paradise on the Arctic Circle

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Grímsey Island: A Puffin Paradise On Iceland’s Arctic Circle

In July, I made a 6-day trip to Grímsey, an island on the Arctic Circle teeming with seabirds. My primary goal was to photographic the Atlantic Puffin, one of the most photogenic birds in Iceland.

Jeroen Van NieuwenhoveAugust 15, 2023