The crazy and dangerous adventures of a polar aurora photographer.
, a 34-year-old photographer from France. I have spent the last seven winters working as an expedition guide and photographer in polar regions. I am based in Tromsø, Norway, the gateway to the high Arctic and capital of the northern lights.
I was named one of the best northern light photographers of the year in 2021 thanks to a photo titled “About a year ago, I was browsing Google Maps and looking for new ideas and places to access when I noticed some little blue points, using Google Street View, just by the cliff side. By clicking on it, I accessed a 360-degree view showing me the incredible vertical cliff from a flat point that I instantly dubbed “The Platform.
Thirdly, I want to have a clear idea of my camera settings before I even set foot on that platform. I know the place will look big and the whole cliff will not fit in a 15mm wide-angle shot. I will be using a vertical panorama technique, and I might also need to blend some exposures so Maria’s headlamp would cast a nice soft light.
I wanted to bring someone with me who I could use as a scale reference and human subject to add dimension to the image. This is when I requested Maria Telmon’s help. We decided not to put pressure on ourselves and stuck to the plan, which was to hike to the bottom of the 47-degree slope representing the final 200 meters and see what the snow looks like and how we feel.
Once we passed the steepest part, Maria started to see the tip of the cliff and exclaimed: “I see the cliff! I see the cliff!” I think I will remember this kick of adrenaline it gave me for quite a while. I could only think “No way, we made it… Now, how is the sky?”
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