artur stanisz

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...

When the sunlight sets on slopes that are covered with Arctic berries, it creates a radiant display. The amazing spectrum of colors brings an interesting contrast with surrounding snow-dusted peaks. That morning we hiked in awe watching this vivid light transforming the valley. If you would...

aka "Stillness" Here is another one from my most recent escapade to Mt. Seymour. The accompanying silence disturbed from time to time by the burst of the sunlight was bringing to life all the elements of the landscape: the snow was becoming more vivid, the trees were turning into quasi-alive...

In this winter season, la Nina seems to have a profound influence on the West Coast of Canada. The snow conditions are already pretty good and local mountains bring excellent opportunities for winter photography. In this photo, I captured a scene that I was endowed with during one of the quick...

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...

How many oddly shaped peaks can you see from one viewpoint and include on one photograph? In my opinion, many and this is exactly what I was trying to showcase in this photo. But let me assure you, it is only a small fragment of the entire oddly shaped mountain range. Interestingly enough, these...

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...