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This Greenland Photo Tour, from July 22 to 28, 2024, will be a trip of a lifetime. A fantastic opportunity to photograph the most impressive polar landscapes in the area, during one of the most magical possible trips for photography lovers.
During this photo tour, we will be capturing the wonderful Disko Bay and its icebergs, while we enjoy the endless ‘Midnight Sun’ sunsets. Due to the high latitude, the sun doesn’t set at night. during this time of the year. Instead of that, it keeps near the horizon for many hours. Therefore, sunsets last for hours, which may allow us to capture the beautiful golden light during a lot of time.
From our Ilulissat base, we’ll be exploring the wonderful Disko Bay during the nights, looking for the amazing golden light, as it illuminates the incredible icebergs in the bay. Imagine sailing in our boat on this incredible bay, surrounded by icebergs! It will be an unforgettable experience, as well as an ideal chance for getting amazing pictures.
This Greenland Photo Tour will be focused on landscape photography, capturing the amazing icy sceneries of Disko Bay and the Ilulissat surroundings. During the trip, we’ll be taking pictures of stunning glaciers, as well as wonderful icebergs on Disko Bay. Both during the day and, specially, during the nights, we’ll be shooting the icy landscapes on this part of Greenland.
Apart from photographing the icebergs and glaciers, we will also be doing for some wildlife photography. During our boat excursions, we might be lucky to spot humpback whales and seals. Therefore, we’ll be also ready to capture this beautiful animals, as we keep taking pictures of the stunning sceneries.
Given the particular characteristics of this area, this will be a totally unique photo tour. Greenland is a destination like no other, with really otherworldly views. Thanks to this, we will be rewarded with incredible photo opportunities, while we discover this icy land.
We are hosting this Greenland photo workshop at this time to benefit from the Midnight Sun. As previously stated, by early summer, the sun is not setting at night, so we get 24 hours of light each day. As a consequence of this, we’ll have very long sunsets, since the sun will be close to the horizon for many hours. This will bring us hours of precious golden light (actually, sunset will meet the sunrise, as a long golden light spectacle).
Thanks to this, we will have fantastic incredible photo opportunities, difficult to find anywhere else on Earth.
This Midnight Sun Greenland Photo Tour is suitable for all physical conditions, ages and photography levels. Firstly, this is a quite easy to do trip, with no complicated hikes or physical requirements. Most of the shooting sessions will be a short walk from the places where we’ll park our vehicles, or even take place from our boats. We might do a couple of hikes to photograph the nearby glaciers, but always easy ones.
By other hand, there is no age limit, so anyone can join the photo tour as long as they are reasonably healthy and well.
Finally, no minimum photo level is required to join. Whether you are new into photography, and advanced user, or a professional photographer, you are welcome to participate. Our photo guides will bring you personalized attention, adjusted to your needs, helping you to capture the best images of Greenland. By other hand, no minimum photo gear will be mandatory. We have included a ‘Recommended gear’ list below, but it’s just a list of the ideal gear for a trip like this, never being indispensable items. Even if you are just shooting with a compact camera, or with your smartphone, you’ll be welcome to join us!
If you like photography and you’d like to discover the icy landscapes in Greenland, this is the perfect opportunity to make your dream come true. A trip like this will allow us to capture hundreds of wonderful iceberg images, while the low sun illuminates then with its fabulous golden light. A truly amazing experience, as you learn and improve your photography, with the help of our experienced photo guides.
Visiting such a special destination, will bring you the most unique pictures, as well as unforgettable times. Do not miss this chance, and be one of the 12 photo lovers that will capture the amazing Greenland with us!
We’ll begin this Greenland Photo Tour meeting up a Ilulissat Internationak Airport, Greenland. From here, we will be taken to our hotel. Even before the trip, during our flights to Ilulissat, we would have been able to admire the incredible views of the icebergs in Disko Bay.
After leaving our luggage at our accommodation, we’ll be getting out to explore Ilulissat. We’ll be taking the first pictures of the shoot around the town, as well as by the coastline, enjoying the amazing Midnight Sun light. After photographing during the golden hour, we’ll get back to our hotel to sleep.
Today, we’ll wake up very early to capture the golden light of the early hours by the town coastline. From there, we’ll get wonderful views of the icebergs floating on the bay.
After breakfast, we’ll go for a walk in Ilulissat, visiting the town museum, where we’ll be able to learn about its history.
Then, in the afternoon, we’ll get to the bay, where we’ll take the boat for our first Midnight Sun photo session. We will be visiting the marvelous Icefjord, being able to photograph hundreds of icebergs of different sizes, bathed by the soft golden light. We’ll stay at least two hours on the bay, being time enough to capture the best lights from this natural phenomenon.
Finally, we’ll get back to our accommodation to sleep.
We’ll visit another village today, Qasigiannguit. To get there, we’ll have to take a boat, so it will be a great chance to photograph the amazing icebergs again, while we keep searching for whales.
Once we get to the town, we’ll be exploring the area for some hours, photographing its beautiful colorful houses. The views of the surroundings, as well as of Disko Bay, will be really unforgettable. We’ll get by the rocky coastline to capture all these fantastic views.
After our visit, we’ll come back to Ilulissat, again being able to photograph the extraordinary sceneries from the boat. Once we arrive, we’ll have something for dinner, before getting back again to Disko Bay at night in our boat. Same as the previous day, we’ll be photographing the beautiful Midnight Sun golden light.
Today, we’ll wake up early again, for another boat excursion, this time to Oqaatsut, a tiny 50 inhabitant village. As other times, we will be having great chances to capture the polar views from the boat. Besides, if lucky, we may have the opportunity to photograph some whales.
In the village, we’ll be taking pictures of its beautiful colorful cabins, as well as of the picturesque church, probably one of the strangest on Earth. We’ll explore the village and try to meet some of the local, being able to learn about their traditions and their way of life.
Afterwards, we’ll get back to Ilulissat, before doing a trekking to Sermermiut, a small old Inuit settlement near the Sermeq Kujalleq Glacier, which hurls icebergs into the sea. We’ll be capturing the amazing views of the glacier from the shoreline, with plenty of fantastic photo possibilities.
Finally, we will go out again to Disko Bay in our boat, for another icebergs photo session by the Midnight Sun.
We’ll spend the whole day exploring Ilulissat and its surroundings, walking by the coastline for incredible icebergs views. We’ll be getting to several scenic points, where we’ll be able to practice panoramic landscape photography. At the same time, we’ll be also playing with the inclusion of a human figure in our compositions.
Late in the afternoon, we will take again our boat to sale by Icefjord, for at least 3 hours, during the Midnight Sun.
This will be our last whole day in Greenland, so we’l try to make the most of it. We’ll hike again to the East of town, visiting the Sermeq Kujalleq Glacier area, where we’ll have another chance to photograph this incredible glacier, this time under different light conditions. At the same time, glaciers are constantly changing, so we will be probably able to photograph totally different icebergs during this visit.
When you are in such an amazing location, photography opportunities are almost infinite. You’ll never get tired of this outstanding Nature wonder. Furthermore, during our visit, we’ll surely have chances of seeing ice detaching from the glacier, which will be an outstanding show.
Finally, we’ll take our boat for our last Disko Bay visit, photographing again the Midnight Sun.
After breakfast, and depending on our schedules, we may take some last pictures of Disko Bay from the coastline.
Then, we’ll be taken to the Ilulissat Airport, where this Greenland Photo Tour will come to an end.
Ilulissat Airport, Ilulissat, Greenland (Google Maps)
This Greenland Photo Tour is recommended for anyone, regardless their age or their physical level. As long as you are able to walk and hike for some minutes, you are welcome to join this trip. Many of our photo sessions will take place from boats, so we won’t be doing any effort at all. Therefore, we can consider this an easy to do photo tour.
At the same time, there isn’t age limits for the tour, as well as your health and conditions are reasonably good.
There is no need of a minimal photography level to join this Greenland Photo Tour. You don’t need to be a professional photographer to come to this trip, nor even having a lot of experience with your camera. All our photo tours are open to all levels, even for beginners, or unexperienced photography lovers. Sometimes, we even have people just taking shots with their smartphones. One of our highlights is providing customized attention, so we will help you to get the best possible images, regardless your previous level. We’ll be there to help you becoming a better photographer!
During this Midnight Sun Greenland Photo Tour, we can expect cold to mid temperatures, even though it’s summer season. However, it won’t be hard at all being properly prepared. Average temperatures during this period are normally around 38º to 49º Fahrenheit (3º to 9º Celsius). However, it windy, the chill factor could increase the feel of cold. We could also get some rain during the trip.
To make the most of the trip, we all need to be well prepared for it. We recommend you to dress in layers, so you can add or remove layers depending on the temperature. You will need a warm jacket (a mid down parka could work). At the same time, a Gore Tex jacket or similar could be also useful, in case of rain. Mountain and/or snow boots would be perfect for most of the time. Once you confirm your booking, you will also receive a guide withe the recommended gear list for this Greenland Photo Tour.
Our Greenland Photo Tour, as most of our trips, doesn’t include meals (breakfast, lunch or dinner). This will give us maximum flexibility during the trip, in order to focus mainly in the most important thing: photography. Normally, we will be having breakfast in the hotel or in cafes at Ilulissat. For lunch, sometimes we’ll be going to restaurants, but other times we’ll be buying food at supermarkets (fruit, snacks, sandwiches, etc…), and doing a picnic. Then, we will normally have dinner at the hotel or in town.
Anyway, we will have the chance to try the Greenland food. The fish is delicious, and you can also try the musk-ox!
Currently, the main payment option we have is the bank transfer. However, if you prefer it, we also have other payment options, such as credit or debit card, PayPal or Transferwise. Please notice that these other payment options may apply a commission fee. You can ask us about these different payment options.
If you choose to pay by credit or debit card, or by PayPal, you can process your payment online, when you finish the booking process. For bank transfer payment, you just have to proceed with the booking and then, once you finish the process with the chosen payment method, you’ll receive an email with al the instructions and bank details.
During this Greenland Photo Tour, we’ll be normally staying in 3 or 4 star hotels, or in cabins. Each traveller will be staying in a double twin shared room, shared with another participant of the tour. Rooms will always include a private bath.
If you come with another person to the trip, you’ll share the room, However, if you are traveling alone, we’ll choose a roommate for you between the other participants in the trip (always same genre). Anyway, you will also have the chance to choose a single room for you, paying an extra supplement. Contact us for all details.
Anyone can join this Greenland Photo Tour, no matter your country of residence. Our main travel agency is settled in Santander, Spain, but our trips are open to customers from countries all around the world. Therefore, we may have clients from different places in our photo tours.
This Greenland Photo Tour will begin at Ilulissat Airport, in Greenland. Therefore, all the participants need to get there for the first day of the tour, traveling from their country of residence, with no need to travel to a particular town to fly together to Ilulissat.
Once you have confirmed your booking for this Greenland Photo Tour, we will send you the trip info with a recommended gear PDF guide. This will include suggestions not only about the photography gear, but also about the clothes and accessories you might need during this photo tour. To sum up, you won’t have to worry about anything, since our expert photo leaders and guides will inform you about everything you will need, so you can enjoy your travel as much as possible!
As a first tip, we would suggest you bringing a light color down or shell jacket (for example red, orange, yellow, light green, etc…). That jacket will protect you from the cold and the rain but, at the same time, you’ll look great when photographed in some of the most beautiful locations around Disko Bay!
