Baffin Island Photo Adventure 2019

Photo: Twin Peaks (Featuring Mt. Asgard)

Location: Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada

with Artur Stanisz

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Selfie, Baffin Island, September 2014

"Amateurs worry about sharpness. Professionals worry about sales.

Photographers worry about light."

Artur Stanisz Bio

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IamalandscapephotographerbasedinVancouver,Canada.Photographyhas

alwaysbeenanimportantpartofmylife.Andsowastravelingto remoteareasin

searchforanadventureandnewtopicsformyphotos.

InordertocombinemypassionsIself-trainedmyselfintobeingalandscape

photographer.Ispendmajorityofmy@mehikingandexploringtrails,tryingto

captureonmyphotosareaslessfrequentlyphotographed,yetstunningintheir

pris@nebeauty.

Throughmyphotography Iexpressmypersonal feelingsandvisionsof landscapes

thatIexplore.Itrytoshowcasenaturalelementsviacombina@onofunique

composi@onsandlight.

WhenIdon'tgotomyphotoshoo@ngtoursIcon@nuouslychallengemyselfto

striveforperfec@oninthiswhatIdo.Ibelieveitwillbemylifelong

journey.

BesidesphotographyandtravelingIaminterestedinissuesassociated

with environmental protec@on, sustainability, renewable energy sources and

organic/localfoodmovement.IcherishthepowerofNatureandIam

astrongsupporterofpro-ecologicalmovements.

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Myphotographyandtraveladventuresareinterconnected.IbelievethatunderstandingoftheNatureanditselementshas a crucial influenceon this how the landscapephotographydevelops.Hiking andexploringprovidesunparalleledopportuni?es in finding the best composi?ons and catching themost unique light. Photographing landscapes fromwithin and becoming an integral part of the surrounding environment brings life changing experiences andopportuni?esofcapturingextraordinarymoments.Ifyoudecidetoundertakethisadventurewithme,youwill:

• Hikethroughinteres?nglandscapes

• Campinthemiddleoftheac?onexperiencingspectacularviews

• Enjoythebeautyofthesurroundingarea

• Bringhomemanyuniquememoriesandphotographs

• Pursueaholis?capproachandreconnectwiththeNature

• Meetinteres?ngpeopleandmakegoodfriends

Photo Adventures: Mission Statement

Photo:Beyond,featuringMt.ThoronBaffinIsland,Nunavut,Canada,2016

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Past Photo Adventures

Baffin Island

Photo Adventure 2017

BaffinIsland:Enjoyingamealnearoneofthe

emergencyshelters

FromtheleS:Will,RussandKate.

PhotoCredit:ArturStanisz

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Past Photo Adventures

Baffin Island

Photo Adventure 2018

BaffinIslandselfiewiththeValleyofMt.Thor.

FromtheleS:Will,Kenny,Julie,andArtur.

PhotoCredit:WillChris@ansen

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Past Photo Adventures

In2018,IvisitedBaffinIslandtwice,abouttwoweeksapartandthisphotocomesfrommyfirsttripoverthereinthemidofAugust.Inthepastyears,ItrekkedonBaffinIslandabitlater,whenthefallwasinitsfullbloom,orevenwhenthewinterwasalreadyspreadinginthevalleysandoverthemountains.This?meIsawadifferent,moresummer-likeBaffinIsland,theonewithpatchesoflushgreengrass,moreplen?fulriversandlongerdays.ItshockedmehowmuchofadifferencetwoweekscanmakeintheArc?c.Butregardlessoftheseason,therawsplendourofMt.Thor(visibleonthephoto)keepsinspiringmeandmakesmethinkaboutfutureadventuresonBaffinIsland.Therefore,Iwillbereturningtherewithmyworkshopsin2019.

Arctic Summer, 2018

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Past Photo Adventures

ThisphotothatI?tled“SecretVista”issomewhatspecialtomebecauseitmarksahalfwayofthetrek.Itookitattheedgeoftheglacier,whichIexploredfor5daysplowingmywaythrough30cen?metersofsnow.AssoonasIsteppedofftheglacierIturnedaroundandno?cedsomeglaciercaves.Idecidedtoexploreoneofthem.ThemomentIenteredit,Ino?cedthattheicycoldinteriorofthecaveitselfperfectlycomplementedthewarm,so[eveninglightofthemountainviewoutside.Toexecutethisphotoidea,Isetupmytripod,gotthegearready,startedtolookthroughtheviewfinderandallIcouldseewasablurredview.Irealizedthatcomingfromthewarmerexteriorintothefreezingcoldandhumidicecavecreatedthelayeroffogonmylensthatfrozeinstantly.SoIhadtowaitabout20minutestomakeitopera?onal,again.

Secret Vista, 2014

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Past Photo Adventures

StayingnearMt.AsgardonBaffinIslandbringsunforge]ablememories.But being there while northern lightsstarttheirdancecanonlybecomparedtoasomesortofnaturemadecatharsis.

Whenauroraborealisarrivesontheskythe whole previously deeply obscurearea of TurnerGlacier explodeswith agreenglow.Thishos?leandfrozen terrain for a moment becomeslessdistant.

When I was planning the Baffin IslandPhotoAdventure in2015, Iwasaimingto be there before winter. I hoped toget someopenwateron theglacier tocatchonmyphotosinteres?ngreflec?ons.

Ienvisionedchannelscurvedinthegla-cierwithflowingwater. One of these channels is visiblein the foreground of this photo. ButwhenIgottoahighereleva?on,Iexperiencedfullwintercondi?ons, with glacier covered withsnow instead of nice reflec?ons in therunningwater.

Over the Asgard, 2015

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Past Photo Adventures

Peopleo[enaskmewhereIfindinspira?on for my photography orwhataremyfavoritehikesandpreferredweatherorlightcondi?ons.We, the photographers are alwayslooking for: experiences, adventure,uniquecomposi?on,perfectlight.I could give a precise inventory ofplaceswhereIfeltinspiredincludingalist of condi?ons that brought to lifeevery single photo of mine. But itwouldn’t necessarily mean that thesamesetofcircumstanceswouldallowthesamelevelofar?s?cinspira?on.Therearenouniversalanswers to the ques?on where theinspira?on comes from and how tofind it. It is all a set of very personalexperiences that can’t be enclosedintopre-definedframes.Weareallexperiencingthesurroundingworldviaourownlensesand perceive it in our own, uniqueway.Therefore,Ican’ttellyouexactlywhatandwherewill inspire you, but I canhelp you find it by assuring you thatinspira?onisoutthere.

Out There, 2017

Photo:Dragon’sNest,2016

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Baffin Island Photo

Adventure 2019

BaffinIslandPhotoAdventuresaredesignedforpeoplethathavesomeexperiencewiththeoutdoors

andarereadytohikeonandoffthetrailwithabackpackfullof foodforthedura@onofthehike,

campingequipmentandcameragear.

Allhikesthatwerecustomizedforthepurposeofthesephotoadventuresareclassifiedasmoderate

therefore,bydefaulttheyaredes@nedforpeoplewithsomelevelofhikingexperience.

BaffinIslandPhotoAdventuresarenotstandard,commercialtypesofphotoworkshops.

Instead,Idecidedtoturnthemintoinformalmee@ngsofagroupofnewfriendsthatlovephotogra-

phy&outdoorsandgatheredtogethertoproducealotofgreatphotosandmemories.

BaffinIslandisanextraordinaryplacecharacterizedbyanextremebeautyanduniqueness. Atany

givendayofthetourwemightbeforcedtohikeinrain,snow,wind,etc.Thismaynotbeabadthing

forthemaingoal,whichisaphotoadventure.Mypreviousexperiencesshowthatthequicklychang-

ingweathertendstobringthebestlightcondi@ons.

Eachdayofthetourwewillhiketomul@pleshoo@ngspots.Wewilltrytocapturethebeautyofthe

chosenlandscapeduringsunrisesandsunsetswhenthelighttendstobethemostinteres@ng.

Allyoureffortsanddiscomfortassociatedwithcampinginthemountainswillberewardedbyviews

andphotosthatveryfewhaveevertaken.Theexperiences,memories,friends,andphotosthatyou

will takeduringthis tripwill lasta life@meandwill remindyouaboutthisextraordinary@me and

loca@onlongaSeryourreturn.

SeeyouonsoononBaffinIsland!

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Baffin Island Photo Adventure 2019:

August, 27 -September 10 , 2019

Photo:TheColorsofArc@c,2016

Day1.Mee?nginO]awa.FlighttoQikiqtarjuaq.Accommoda?oninthehotel.

Day2.Mandatoryorienta?onandregistra?onintheNa?onalParkoffice.DeparturefromQikiqtarjuag.BoattriptotheNorthPang(endoftheeord).Startofthehike.Photographyworkshopsfromtheboat(wildlife,icebergs).

Day3-14.Hiking,campingandphotoshoo?nginthemountainsalongtheAkshayukPass,WeasselRiverandOwlRiverMul?plewildernesscampsitesalongtheway.

Day15-16Boattransporta?ontoPangnirtung,accommoda?oninhotel.Free?metoexploreandphotographlocalcommuni?es.

Day17.FlightbacktoO]awa.Goodbyedinner(op?onal)!

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GuestLimit:Maximum4photographers/adventurers

TourFee:Total(includingroundtripfromO]awa,CanadatoBaffinIslandandlodging(whenapplicable)):US$8,500perpersonReserva?onDeposit: $4,500perpersonpaidbyMay1,2019Remainingamount: $4,000perpersonpaidbyJune1,2019*Methodofpayment:Paypal:arturstanisz@gmail.com,orbanktransfer(uponrequest).**Pleasenote:Thetotalamountof$8,500doesn’tincludePaypalorbanktransferfees.Thesefeesarearesponsibilityofatourpar?cipant.

IncludedintheTourFee:• RoundtripfromO]awa,CanadatoBaffinIsland(airfarefromO]awatoBaffinIsland)

• Entryfeestothena?onalpark• Boattransporta?ontoandfromthena?onalpark

• ThreenightsinthehotellodgeonBaffinIsland(including3mealsperday/person)

NotIncludedintheTourFee:• Foodandsnacks,drinksetc.forthedura?onofthetrek• Personal/travelinsurance• Travel/flightstoandfromO]awa,Canada

• Personalexpenses• Reciprocityfees/visas(ifapplicable)

TravelInformaNon:USandEUci?zensdonotneedatouristvisatovisitCanada.Incaseofanydoubtsregardingvisarequirements,pleasecontactarturstanisz@gmail.comorthenearestCanadianembassy.

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Whattotake/necessaryequipment:• Hikingboots

• Tent

• Sleepingbagandmat

• Cookingstoveandequipment

• Dryfood(dehydrated)ispreferred

• Hikingpoles

• Cameraequipment

• Raingear(suchasrainpants,Gore-texshellwithhood,etc.)

• Jacket(withfleecemid-layerisbe]er),

• DownJacket

• Hat,gloves

• Personalcosme?cs

• Sunglasses

• Waterbo]leandsmallthermos

• Headlampandspareba]eries

• Personalmedicalkit:Ibuprofenoraspirin,band-aids,sunscreen,insectrepellant,lipbalm,topicalan?sep?c,personalprescrip?onsetc.

TERMSANDCONDITIONS:

BysigningupforaBaffinIslandPhotoAdventure2019withArturStanisz,eachpar@cipantagreestotermsand

condi@onsdescribedinthisbookletandthiswhatfollowsbelow.ArturStaniszstrivestomakeeachandeverytripasuccessforhisclients.However,at@mes,eventsbeyondhiscontrolmakethatimpossible.Accordingly,theremayat@mesbeasitua@onarisingwhichmakesitnecessarytocancelormodifyatrip.Shouldthisoccur,thesetermsandcondi@onsapply.ArturStaniszassumesandincursnoliabilityasaresultofanyweatherevent,war,unrest,poli@calconfronta@onorotheractofGodwhichmayoccuranywhereintheworldthatmayimpactthistrip.ArturStaniszhasnoliabilityforanyeventsoverwhich he does not have direct control andmay alter or influence. Artur Stanisz reserves the right to make anychanges in the i@nerarywithrespect to loca@on, transporta@onorother tripdetails.ArturStaniszmaycancelanytrippriortodepartureifhefeelsitisinthebestinterestofthetripandthepar@cipantstodoso.ArturStaniszischargedwithinsuringthebestinterestof hisclientsanddoeseverythingreasonablyexpectedtoensuretheirsafetyandwell-being.However,ArturStaniszisnotresponsibleforanycostsorexpensesandwillnotrefundanytrippaymentsnorisArturStanisz furtherliableforanyothertripprepara@onexpenses,includingair@ckets,visas,medicalexpensesoranyothercostsincurredinpreparingforsaidtrip.ArturStaniszfurtherreservestherighttomodify,changeorcancelthei@neraryasitseesfit.Par@cipantsareinstructedthattrippricesarebasedontariffsandexchangeratesineffectatthe@methetripisplannedandadver@sedandsaidtrippricesmaybesubjecttoadjustmentintheeventofanychangesaffec@ngprice.

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ArturStaniszisac@ngonlyasagentforthepassengerwithrespecttotravel,including,sightseeing,lodge,transporta@onandArturStaniszassumesnoliabilityforanyloss,damage, injury,death,accident,delayorothereventwhichmaybeoccasionedeitherbyreasonofdefectinanyvehicleorconveyance,orforanyotherreasonwhatsoeverorthroughtheactsoromissionsofanycompanyorpersonsengagedinconveyingthepassengerinconjunc@onwiththetrip.

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***Cancella@onandrefundpolicy:ToreserveaspotintheBaffinIslandPhotoAdventure2019adepositofUS$4500.00paidviaPaypal toarturstanisz@gmail.com (orviabanktransfer,uponrequest) is required.Thefinalpayment for theremainingamountofUS$4,000.00isrequiredon,orbeforeJune1,2019(PacificStandardTime)andneedstobepaidviaPaypaltoarturstanisz@gmail.com(orviabanktransfer,uponrequest). Fullyrefundedcancella@onscanbemadeuptoJune30,2019(PacificStandardTime).

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