My nephew and godson, Holger Bock Axelsen just got his Phd in Reversible Computing and Programming.

It’s soon fall and I keep reading about all the new camera technologies about be announced. Meanwhile we are judging again a very exciting photo contest with National Geographic Channel and SONY. Click here to read more.

Here is our message to all photographers…

Concentrate on keeping your camera settings simple, and focus more on light, composition, and capturing the moment. Also photograph people, places, and things that you care about, this always produces the most compelling imagery. When you are attracted to a subject be sure to work the situation and not just take one shot and move on. Try to surprise yourself in finding new ways to see the world.

Amazon.com: Nemours: A Portrait of Alfred I. duPont’s Home: Dwight Young, Sisse Brimberg, Cotton Coulson, Grace Gary: Books.

I am very exited about this product launch, it finally seems like there is a seamless path to integrate both products. Look for real world tests and feedback to follow.

REMAINS from cotton coulson on Vimeo.

A short film, combining still photos and footage from Whaler’s Bay, Deception Island, Antarctica. This is the first of several segments about debris in the pristine environment. Funding provided by Danish Copyright Fund.
Special thanks to Lindblad National Geographic Expeditions and to our favorite composer, Pauchi Sasaki.

So there are the credits and special thanks one always wants to share. After all its a film, its supposed to collaborative. Well not everyone thought this film worked. Someone from the Sony XDCAM EX Footage crowd on Vimeo liked the footage but thought the music did not match. Other friends of ours, whose opinions we highly regard, did not like the juxtaposition of ‘moving’ images with ‘still’ images. Just a hint, they represent a very senior voice at National Geographic. Another very well respected NY curator loved the piece, and so did my mother, which means a lot to myself and Sisse.
We would really like to hear what you think. We are still convinced there is a successful way to merge the emotive responses we have to these different forms of expression.
Looking forward to publishing your thoughts.

Will be a great summer, come join us if you can.

Well, we are finally back in Copenhagen after being away for nearly three months. Missed the entire COP-15 Climate Conference, instead, we were sailing in the Southern Ocean, filming whales, black penguins, and albatross. Three trips in total onboard the National Geographic Explorer. The guests were great, and nearly everyone left the expedition feeling really good about all they had learned, both from the Lindblad naturalists and the Lindblad/Geographic photo team. Here is a link to all of the Daily Expedition Reports to see where and what we were up to. Click here. We have been updating our website with some of the imagery, take a look if you have time. Now we are processing all of our stills and videos, sending them off to the agencies and preparing our summer up North in the Arctic.

Here is a link to our next big trip, Beyond the North Cape, Norway’s Fjord’s and Arctic Svalbard. We will be representing the National Geographic onboard, helping everyone master their skills in photography, and now something new, digital video. With all the new cameras coming out with HD video capabilities, its time to get out the notebooks and start learning, yet another. set of skills. What new and special techniques do you need to think about what you start shooting motion, and recording sound. I am working right now on the curriculum, and will post updates as they get polished. As you know, we have been actively engaged in the recent migration from stills to video. There are shooting and editing techniques to consider, and what better way than on a Lindblad Expedition. One last note before I sign off. We made a new ‘best friend’ on the trip. His name is Andrew Evans, and you have probably heard of him from his Bus2Antarctica project with Geographic Traveler magazine. Read his blog and follow his tweets. It’s changing the way we report and send material back to our loyal readers. He also happens to be one of the nicest persons we have met in a long time. It was a pleasure to travel and work with him. Okay, need to get back to editing and distributing the work. The agencies are anxiously waiting for the material. Stay tuned, I will be back soon.