Roy Mangersnes WildPhoto

22/09/2021

2021 was the first year since 2011 I have not been able to travel to Svalbard. Therefore I am very excited to go back, hosting expeditions with WildPhoto Travel in 2022 and 2023. We are taking bookings every day and departures are being filled at a good rate, so if you would like to join me and my colleagues at WildPhoto Travel for a photographic event expedition of a lifetime you should visit www.WildPhoto.com secure your spot.

20/09/2021

Wednesday evening 7:30 PM London time I will be presenting my keynote lecture Svalbard Exposed on the Photography Experts online platform. I have been presenting this work on several international photo festivals but this is the first time I will do it online. The lecture will be familiar to some, but there will also be a lot of new material from my latest visits to the Norwegian Arctic. Sign up and join me on Wednesday evening on the link below. Please note that should you not be able to see the lecture live you will be sent a link to view it at your own leisure within 72 hours.

https://www.photographyexperts.com/webinars/svalbard--uncovered---keynote-presentation?fbclid=IwAR0-KRcBEVFg-4V2JUIN6yQOo5wsHGbCZKaNQgC4LyZ_ZmoxpjozC0CX8jU

17/09/2021

Get inspired, get involved and make a difference!

This image by Roy Mangersnes is one of 26 stunning images by NPL photographers in the COP26 Photography Competition to raise awareness of the huge challenges faced by nature, and also the impacts of climate change on fragile worldwide.

CAST YOUR VOTES - choose which of these images should be on show during COP26:

https://theearthproject.world/cop-26-gallery-a/

📸Image 1667805 by Roy Mangersnes/naturepl.com

30/05/2021

Tuesday this week I will be hosting a webinar on the Photography Experts online platform on my “Antarctic journey”. In this lecture I will take you on an adventure starting on the Falkland Islands, through the magnificent South Georgia beaches and down to the white continent of Antarctica. The talk is based on my many expeditions in the area, hosting tours for WildPhoto Travel and there will also be a Q&A session afterwards for those that wants to get in touch.

I’m really looking forward to this and hope to see many of you logged on at 20:30 CET on Tuesday 1. June. See link below for booking details.

https://www.photographyexperts.com/webinars/antartica---falklands%2C-south-georgia-and-the-antarctic-peninsula

27/12/2020

It’s time to put those feet up and take a break. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and hope to cross paths will many of you in 2021!

21/08/2020

Talking to a glaciologist in Svalbard I was told that the glaciers up here are retreating 80 meters on average. Some of them as much as 200-300 meters!! In addition to the classic melting and run off as seen on the picture from Austfonna, we also have several surging glaciers that are collapsing on top and flooding into the ocean. A lot of people are asking me what is the biggest change I see in the Arctic with a warmer climate, and for me it is the glaciers. The changes up here are faster than anywhere else in the world and it is scary to watch. The image was captured on our latest WildPhoto Travel expedition this August.

29/07/2020

After months of hard work it was an amazing feeling to be back onboard our expedition ship the MS Origo and sail into the Arctic wilderness ones again. Svalbard has been more or less inexplicable since March so when we left the harbor in Longyearbyen we were the only expedition ship in the Svalbard waters. This was a true expedition in every way!

We are still running our tours, and hope to finish the season with many more amazing encounters. Due to the unique situation we do have some available spots for those adventurous people that are looking for a great escape. Check out WildPhoto Travel for updates from the field, and also our website for available spots this year or in 2021.

04/07/2020

I have not been in Svalbard since September last year, but next week I am on my way back up! Through hard work and dedication WildPhoto Travel, being the most experienced photo tour operator in Svalbard, can now offer safe expeditions and safe booking terms for our clients, first out Nordic and in August also other European guests.
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Link with more info and discounted prices for 2020 on www.wildphoto.com.

27/05/2020

Next week, Svalbard will finally end the strict quarantine regulations, and I can't wait to come back to photograph great Arctic landscapes, Polar bears and other wildlife. WildPhoto Travel we will first only be able to welcome Norwegian photographers and because of our unfortunate situation this year we have a unique July offer (in Norwegian below):

På grunn av den situasjonen som verden befinner seg i for øyeblikket, har det blitt umulig for våre internasjonale gjester å komme til Svalbard så langt i år. Som eneste selskap har WildPhoto Travel ekspedisjonsbåten MS Origo rigget og klar i Longyearbyen. For å berge oss gjennom en veldig tøff periode vil vi derfor tilby våre norske kunder en helt unik rabatt (for å redusere tapet) på to fotoekspedisjoner 7-15 juli og 15-25 juli, med meg, Ole Jørgen Liodden og Eirik Grønningsæter som turledere. Denne muligheten kommer (forhåpentligvis) aldri igjen!

Ta kontakt for mer informasjon og om dette er av interesse!

26/05/2020

This is one of my last sightings of Polar bears in the 2019 Svalbard season, while guiding for WildPhoto Travel onboard our expedition ship the MS Origo. I wonder where this female and her beautiful cubs are now, and if I will see them again when I return? Go follow WildPhoto Travel if you want to come with me and my colleagues to Svalbard in the future!

22/02/2020

I have spent a great few days in the Norwegian mountains photographing Musk Ox with WildPhoto clients. This was my first «test» with Sony in a cold environment (Antarctica in November isn’t really that cold…) and I was curious to see how it handled these conditions. This is also my favorite conditions to photograph wildlife so it is important for me that the gear does the job.

Overall I was very happy and I was also glad to see that the battery capability was quite good. It is not the same as a DSLR but after a full day shooting and filming in -8 degrees I still had 40 % battery left on my A9. I never used my spares. Setting are written under each image for those interested.

Thanks to Stavanger foto for making sure I always have great gear!!

17/02/2020

Freediving with Whale sharks in West Papua. Photo by Keith Philpott