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The path leading through June Valley in the Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island is located on one of the most spectacular Arctic trails. The trail follows the wild Owl River and serpents around the Innatiavaluk mountain range. The immensity of the surrounding landscape is emphasized further...

When a quiet, wind-free night suddenly fills in with the Aurora light, my internal state of calmness rapidly changes. The inflow of excitement kicks in bringing a nervous and chaotic search for composition. Only after the first shot of adrenaline fades away, I can calm down and move into my...

Even though I don’t remember anymore how many times I have been standing in this exact place shooting this specific view, I doubt I will ever reach a point of satiation. Every time, I am there, I feel like my Baffin Island Photo Adventure wouldn’t be fulfilled without a shot from this spot. The...

Aurora is a natural wonder that everybody should experience at least once in a lifetime. There are no two Auroras that are the same so the feeling is unique spatially and temporally. I specifically enjoy taking photos of Aurora just before it gets totally dark. When the last light of the sun is...

For many, the Arctic is synonymous of a hostile environment and for most of the time, it is true. But each year, for a very short period the Arctic changes. This extremely sensitive natural environment that is fully productive each year only for a few weeks enables survival of many different...

Being in an amazing location with an enormous potential for interesting photos when the weather shows its ugly side can be discouraging if not depressing. When waiting for a sign of a clearing in the sky turns minutes into hours or even days, the mood darkens almost as quickly as the last...

This year I visited Baffin Island twice, about two weeks apart and this photo comes from my first trip over there in the mid of August. In the past years, I trekked on Baffin Island a bit later, when the fall was in its full bloom, or even when the winter was already spreading in the valleys and...

Lunar Spirits The transition between evening and the darkness of the night has special light properties. It is not dark yet but the daylight is vanishing quickly, and the spirits of the night are waking up. It was long after the sunset when I took this photo, but beautiful light kept me...

This trip was full of extremes. It came about without any significant amount of planning and happened around the shortest and the coldest time of the year. I went to the farthest North part of Canada where you can still drive. This photo shows mountains near the Artic Circle at around 1pm. As...

This was a stormy morning with a good mix of snow, wind and grey clouds that were cumulating over Mt. Thor. Sporadically, short, yet intensive bursts of sunlight were interrupting this gloomy aura. They were strong enough to bring light to the surrounding valley so it could showcase its vivid...

When I was planning the most recent winter trip to Canadian North I wasn’t exactly sure if it was the best idea, as I didn’t know what could be expected. However, the photographic conditions that I saw there fully compensated for all my initial doubts. Because my trip fell at the very end of the...

What I like about photographing in the fog is the unpredictability when the real test is to be able to create a composition before it disappears. There is something artistically pure about it as there is almost no time to think, analyze, or re-compose. Usually, in conditions like this one, you...

When after many days of hiking you see Mt. Overlord you know that you are getting closer to the end of the trail. The memories of sweating (and even swearing) during bogs crossings are still coming to your mind, but they are starting to have a taste of a small victory rather than exhaustion...

Magic Hour I took this photo on a particularly moonlit night, just a few hours after it got dark. The lustrous light was transforming the landscape, yet it wasn’t reaching the shadows. At the beginning, I noticed some sort of a glow behind the mountains. As soon as the glow became brighter, I...

Hello Everybody! Baffin Island 2018 is in the planning stage. Please pass this short video teaser to all that might be interested in this adventure or hesitate. More details about the trip here: http://www.arturstanisz.com/trips/type/current/ Teaser link: Any questions? email me...

This image opens a new collection of my photos named “Tundra.” It was taken in the early afternoon up in the Canadian North. At the end of December when days are very short the sun appears low on the horizon. There is no visible transition into daylight, just a sunrise that turns with time into...

Mt. Asgard is hard to miss or forget. Its unusual cylindrical shape makes it easily distinguishable from all other mountains. Its granite column dominates over the surrounding peaks. When you hike towards Mt. Asgard, you can see it for many miles, but only when you get really close, you can...

Auyuittuq National Park is all about ice. Ice is an inseparable element of Arctic’s paysage. It is present there in various forms, regardless of the season. Icebergs are just one of its creations. When we reached the end of the fjord, we were astonished by the quantity and size of these floating...

Between the Cliffs This is the view from the hill above the town of Pangnirtung on Baffin Island. The end of this fjord was our pickup point after two weeks long hike across the island. Just after a warm shower (the first one in two weeks), a good meal and a night spent in a real bed, my energy...

Hello Everybody, I am returning in 2018 to Baffin Island (Canadian Arctic) with my annual Photo Adventure with Artur Stanisz. If you are interested, please visit my website: http://www.arturstanisz.com/trips/current/ for details or let me know here. It is a customized photo adventure in the...