Overview of Workshop
Far in Northern Canada there is a beautiful, remote and little-explored wilderness known as ‘Nunavik’ – a region that is rich with wildlife and spectacular scenery where one of the last remaining animals from the last ice age still exists today... Musk-oxen. Musk Ox herds, now in full winter pelage while gathering for the mating season, often range, relax & graze upon the forever-reaching & remote landscape as they have for thousands of years.
In the peripherials of the Musk Ox herds are Polar Bear. Polar Bears spend the summer fishing, hunting for seals, resting, sleeping and waiting for the winter sea ice to return along the shores of Ungava Bay.
Wolves and fox can occasionally be seen in the area looking for something to prey upon in order to prepare for the upcoming winter.
Waterfowl, beginning their long flight south will seemingly fill the sky, and often flock together on the local tundra ponds in order to rest and feed en-route.
Rock & Willow ptarmigan cackle in the bushes while gathering into their winter flocks as they change to their winter plumage.
The crimson and gold autumn colours on the tundra landscape, while beautiful and photogenic unto itself, serve as a background to the spectacular wildlife we will be photographing ... And often on clear nights the aurora borealis will dance & weave intricate patterns across the skies.
The clarity of the atmosphere here offers a rare glimpse of raw wilderness afforded only to very few each year - and the time of season that offers special & unique displays of raw nature that are truly magical...
Join us at a remote wildlife photo camp situated on the ‘barren grounds’ of Nunavik in Northern Canada: One of the most isolated wilderness regions remaining on mainland North America, containing one of few animals that have remained since the last ice age!
Workshop Itinerary
Day One - You arrive in Montreal and check into our hotel near the airport. We will gather at dinner time for a pre workshop briefing to discuss our time together over the coming week.
Day Two - We depart for the airport to catch our flight to Kuujjuaq. Once there we will meet our trip leaders and spend some time exploring this small traditional Inuit village. We will have a chance to meet and talk with the local people who live here year-round. From there we will further be taken by plane for a 150km flight to the city near our remote wilderness camp on the shores of Ungava Bay.
Before the sun descends we will have a chance to check out our surroundings and prepare for the northern lights if the skies are clear.
Day Three to Day Seven - The ‘Musk-ox, Polar Bear, icebergs & Aurora’ wildlife trip is relaxed and informal, yet professional and educational. Unique natural & aboriginal history, intriguing archaeology & wonderful Arctic scenery all lend dimension to caribou & wildlife encounters.
With input from our guides on where the wildlife is location, each day we will decide between a choice of daily field programs that are offered by easy day hiking and cruising the lake shorelines by boat, that includes wildlife viewing, native history and archaeology, all led by qualified naturalist trip leaders.
Our goal is to get you the best wildlife images we can acquire, so we go where the wildlife are. This may mean that if a significant wildlife event occurs, like a large gathering, or Polar Bears are in the area, occasionally we will set up spur-of-the-moment ‘spike camps’ in addition to staying at the main camp. These optional camps utilize quality expedition tents, or in some areas we are able make use of other existing facilities. Depending on the site we will be supplied with boats or canoes, mobile kitchen facilities and other equipment needed to provide a quality tent camp in the real wilderness close to the action we came to see.
On Day seven we will make our journey home mid day. We will have you back in Montreal before dinner in order to catch your flight home from the Montreal airport.
If photographing one of the last remaining animals from the last ice age is something that interests you, click on this link and we will get you registered to head north. https://www.kevinpepperphotography.com/contact-me
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