Benjamin Hardman

Benjamin Hardman Photographer. Reykjavík, Iceland. https://instagram.com/benjaminhardman/

Blue hour textures in Greenland and the many different angles of the Moon that followed us during our two week mission. ...
14/09/2026

Blue hour textures in Greenland and the many different angles of the Moon that followed us during our two week mission.

After a brief few days of clouds, the clear skies took over our voyage. Every day we waited patiently for the evenings to come around, positioning our ship Tilvera near outlet glaciers and towers of ice to watch the pastel Arctic skies take hold.

The moon was an unexpected companion throughout the trip. It always seemed to appear with the craziest backdrops. By the end, only a sliver of the moon remained.

Images captured during our Storm Expeditions mission in East Greenland.

06/09/2026

The landscapes of Northeast Greenland.
This expedition has truly left an impression on me. Nature here is unique every sense. The silence, the rock structures, the ice. There’s so much to share.

I’ve been using the medium format 907x & CFV 100C system here in the ice. It has inspired a slower pace of shooting, one that allows for deeper focus on every frame. Excited to keep putting it to the test as our expedition continues.

06/09/2026

The most intimidating glacier I’ve ever seen.
On the eastern coast of Greenland, the Sun Glacier rests over a steep cliff, falling almost a thousand meters down to the ocean. It’s the most active glacier face I’ve documented, with near constant calving events over the summer period.

Hundreds of tonnes of ice create thunderous sounds as they avalanche down the the face of the glacier, echoing through the mountains.

As the ice passes the lower face of the mountain, it begins to flow like a waterfall, with chunks of ice suspended in time as they fall to the waters below.

29/08/2026

The life of a Polar Bear in the Arctic sea ice.
Their natural habitat rests far in the North. A stretch of ice that truly feels far from the world we know.

Documenting these creatures has become a big part of my photography and cinematography career.

29/08/2026

The sounds and eyes of the Arctic Ocean 🎵
One of the most incredible scenes unfolded today with over 100 humpback whales circling around our ship as we began our journey through Northeast Greenland.

Was amazing to get a closeup of this whales eye, closed and calm as it moved through the glistening ocean water.

25/08/2026

When composition takes a new meaning.

I find that carefully composing in the moment of capture is by far the most critical point of photography. While looking in the viewfinder, it’s a good rule to ask yourself why you are framing a scene like that, and what is the story you’re trying to tell?

Working with the X2D II is the first time I’ve ever used a medium format camera. It feels like something new, with 100mp of opportunity.

As camera technology progresses, being able to build on your base composition by cropping in opens up a new level of flexibility for storytelling, and over the last few years it has really enhanced the work I come home with from my expeditions. Working with these extremely high resolution medium format files is an even deeper extension of that concept.

Excited to keep testing this setup on upcoming missions to the Arctic. I’ll share these images in a carousel soon as well for your pixel peeping inspections 🔎

The image vs the raw moment. Bringing back one of my favourite images from ice caps of Svalbard, captured back in 2024. ...
20/08/2026

The image vs the raw moment.
Bringing back one of my favourite images from ice caps of Svalbard, captured back in 2024.

Here you can see the phenomena knows as a ‘Sun Dog’ or parhelion, glowing like rainbows through the ice crystals on a freezing -20°C day in the high-Arctic.

You literally never know what images is coming next, it’s all about being outdoors and letting nature do its thing.

17/08/2026

The wildest calving event I’ve seen.
Deep in the fjords of east Greenland, we witnessed this glacier collapsing in layers, one after the other. The thunderous sounds echoed across the mountains.

The glaciers are vanishing so fast out there.

17/08/2026

Sailing the old fashioned way across one of the roughest seas on earth. The Drake Passage to Antarctica.

Here you can see some scenes from our crossing back in February on the 115 year old tall ship Bark Europa. Moments at sea I will never forget.

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