Protecting the Kill

Female polar bear guards a fresh bearded seal kill on the frozen Templefjord in Svalbard during the winter sunset.

This won the best Polar Bear photography award determined by FIAP, the International Federation of Photographic Art, at the World Arctic Award.

Fine art prints are available from Joshua Holko’s website.

Penguin March

Gentoo Penguins march across the pack ice in front of giant icebergs near the entrance to the Lemaire Channel in Antarctica.

Polar Bear Blush

Polar bear with fresh seal kill on the pack ice under the midnight Sun at 81º north of Svalbard.

This won the silver medal in the Polar Bear photography category at the the Global Arctic Awards.

Top of the World

Broken pack ice at 81º North of Svalbard. Photographed from the crows nest of the expedition ship M.S Origo.

Godafoss

Godafoss (or Waterfall of the Gods) is a horseshoe shaped waterfall in the north of Iceland. Photographed during winter after fresh snowfall. 

This won the silver medal in the Northern Landcscape category at the the Global Arctic Awards.

Arctic Fox Attack

A blue morph arctic fox leaps from behind a snow drift toward a ptarmigan.

HMAS Iceberg

Ship-shaped iceberg drifts slowly through the Gerlach Strait in Antarctica, complete with Gentoo penguins and private swimming pool under ominous skies.

Fortress

Towering more than six stories high, giant crown of thorns iceberg drifts slowly through the Gerlach Strait in Antarctica.

Arctic Fox Fight

A male and female blue morph arctic foxes spar playfully after mating on the remote Icelandic peninsula in winter.

This won the best Arctic and Northern wildlife photography award determined by FIAP, the International Federation of Photographic Art, at the World Arctic Award.

Polar Bear Blues

Female polar bear climbs atop a large piece of blue pressure ridge ice on the Templefjord Glacier in Svalbard in winter.

Joshua Holko photographing polar bears during a winter storm in Svalbard, where temperatures dipped well below -20 degrees Celcius. Joshua is often exposed to these temperatures for many days during his work in the Arctic.