Outdoor Photography How To

Paul Zizka is an award-winning landscape/adventure photographer with a passion for places few dare to tread. He recently camped on the frigid icecap in Greenland to make spectacular images of the Northern Lights.

 

A photo posted by Paul Zizka • Banff, AB (@paulzizkaphoto) on Sep 28, 2016 at 7:00am PDT

Zizka’s international quest to photograph the “under-documented” have taken him from peaks in the Canadian Rockies to wading chest deep in glacier-fed lakes. His adventures also include a 2004 unsupported 870-mile double crossing of Iceland on foot—believed to be the first of it’s kind.

 

A photo posted by Paul Zizka • Banff, AB (@paulzizkaphoto) on Oct 1, 2016 at 12:00pm PDT

Based in Alberta, Canada, Zizka’s upcoming adventures included planned trips to Antarctica, Namibia, Labrador’s Torngat mountains, and the Faroe Islands.

 

A photo posted by Paul Zizka • Banff, AB (@paulzizkaphoto) on Nov 23, 2016 at 12:04pm PST

Regarding the images you see here, the 37-year old Zizka says, “Shooting the Northern Lights almost always means waiting for your moment of magic,” with patience being an important virtue. Zizka also captured magical Northern Lights images in Canada.

 

A photo posted by Paul Zizka • Banff, AB (@paulzizkaphoto) on Nov 3, 2016 at 8:01pm PDT

Zizka says that if the dance of the Aurora Borealis lasts long enough, it’s not unusual for him to shoot hundreds of images during a single event.

 

A photo posted by Paul Zizka • Banff, AB (@paulzizkaphoto) on Sep 13, 2016 at 9:03am PDT

You can view Zizka’s breathtaking portfolio on his website and Instagram page. And be sure to watch this amazing 8K time-lapse video we posted earlier with stunning displays of the Aurora Borealis in Northern Minnesota.