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‘Tallship amongst icebergs’, captured off Trinity Island using an 80mm lens<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Ren\u00e9 Koster\u2019s love affair with Antarctica was triggered by his fascination for the work of photographer Frank Hurley, who famously documented Ernest Shackleton\u2019s epic expedition to the South Pole (1914-17). The paradoxical allure of Earth\u2019s coldest and windiest continent led Ren\u00e9 to take sail on a tall ship, the bark Europa, on a voyage that would cover 1,600 nautical miles after first setting sail from Argentina.<\/p>\n

While Shackleton\u2019s ship, Endurance, hit disaster when it became marooned on pack ice, fortunately no such calamity would befall Ren\u00e9\u2019s German-made vessel, despite it being of a similar vintage \u2013 it was built in 1911, the year in which Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen defeated Captain Robert Scott in the race to the South Pole.<\/p>\n

It was Hurley\u2019s photo of the Endurance\u2019s predicament \u2013 combined with a keen interest in history and exploration \u2013 that set Ren\u00e9 on his Antarctica venture. \u2018Hurley took the photo at night and used a flash. I felt like I was watching a negative,\u2019 says Ren\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Like the most compelling stories from history, Ren\u00e9\u2019s images have an enduring quality. Taken in November-December 2004, they first found acclaim when they won an accolade in the Travel Photographer of the Year awards in 2006. More recently, the images experienced something of a renaissance with coverage of the project in the The Washington Post.<\/p>\n

The vision<\/h2>\n\t\t
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Ren\u00e9 used a Nikon flash to highlight the snowflakes in this, his favourite shot from the trip<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Prompted by Jim Casper, editor of contemporary photography website lensculture.com, Ren\u00e9 drew up an artist statement about his Antarctica project, which reads: \u2018Thoughts of frozen ships trapped in ice-covered seas cross my mind, images of the photographers who joined these expeditions to report of the unexplored. Fascinated by their stories, I head for the same circumstances as those of the early 20th century. A journey of longing, to a time that once was. A heroic saga; filled with hardship and adventure, in an infinite,\u00a0barren land.\u2019<\/p>\n

Although the Antarctica series contains a reference to the past, Ren\u00e9 didn\u2019t want the photos to look as if they had been created \u2028with techniques available in the early 1900s. \u2018This is why I have deliberately chosen to work in colour, allowing the greyscale of \u2028the landscape to emphasise the blue captured in ice,\u2019 he explains. \u2018In my search for the right images, I have tried to avoid as many elements of the present time as possible; things that would remind me of everyday life. The calm misty weather gives me a sense of desolation and makes the world feel smaller. The slow rate of travelling by sailing ship influences my way of taking photographs: searching for stillness, harmony and tragedy in the landscape. Seeking beauty, the beauty of emptiness and\u00a0cold.\u2019<\/p>\n

The image Ren\u00e9 is most proud of, entitled \u2018Ship in Snow Storm\u2019 (above), was captured in the Bay of Coughtrey Peninsula, Paradise Harbour. It shows a ship far away in the Antarctic landscape, with just a few ripples on the water surface, and the ship looking \u2018small and frail\u2019. Ren\u00e9 says: For me, this photograph resembles the stillness that I value so much.\u2019<\/p>\n

Dual formats<\/h2>\n\"RKP_ANTARCTICA_12\"<\/a>\n

Ren\u00e9 worked in digital and film, taking some 2,000 pictures using a Kodak DCS-14N DSLR with Nikon 24-200mm lenses, and shooting Kodak Ektachrome E100VS and E100GX on a Mamiya 7 II.<\/p>\n

The film option forced him to concentrate more on taking pictures and, as he says: \u2018Think twice about it because films are still expensive and there is also money involved in developing them.\u2019<\/p>\n

There was also less margin for error when shooting on film, which, Ren\u00e9 points out, requires a wider knowledge of lighting and exposure.<\/p>\n

\u2018When you use a digital camera and make a mistake of, say, 3 stops, it\u2019s not the end of the world,\u2019 says Ren\u00e9. \u2018You can still get it right in Photoshop or Lightroom. But when you make a mistake with your film camera of, say, 1 stop, then it\u2019s over, especially when you shoot on slide film.\u2019<\/p>\n

It was by observing light, colours and shapes that Ren\u00e9 was first attracted to photography, as it allows him to see beauty in things he may not otherwise have\u00a0noticed. \u2018I was always fascinated by the way film stills could affect me,\u2019 says Ren\u00e9. \u2018Music and literature also moved me, but not in the way images did. They triggered me to create stories of my own.\u2019<\/p>\n\"RKP_ANTARCTICA_08\"<\/a>\n

The three-week Antarctica voyage allowed Ren\u00e9 to envisage what Shackleton might have felt when confronted by such awe-inspiring icescapes. \u2018Once we arrived in Antarctica, the contrast between the violent seas we had faced earlier and the immense silence of the ice-filled landscape couldn\u2019t have been greater,\u2019 he explains. \u2018All the passengers on the ship fell quiet. All references with the modern world were gone. It was like entering a completely different world with its own rules and will.\u2019<\/p>\n

Another time, another place<\/h2>\n

Ren\u00e9 admits he would have relished being an explorer in a bygone age, citing one of his favourite writers, the explorer Redmond O\u2019Hanlon, who feels he was born in the wrong century. \u2018But I don\u2019t know if I would have had the required braveness,\u2019 he muses.<\/p>\n

On other expeditions, Ren\u00e9 has been called upon to help the crew when they are laid low with seasickness. Not so in Antarctica, where he was able to devote all his time to photography \u2013 leaving the captain and around 50 shipmates to get on with their jobs as researchers, biologists, journalists and fans of bird and animal life.<\/p>\n\t\t

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A glacier looms in the Bay of Coughtrey in Paradise Harbour<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

There was the odd scary moment, however. \u2018Approaching the icebergs closely, you could hear the cracking of the ice,\u2019 says Ren\u00e9. \u2018One time, while returning to the ship, the dinghies were followed by a group of killer whales. We could hear the excited yells from the people who were watching us from the ship, while in the dinghy all was quiet and nobody dared to\u00a0move.\u2019<\/p>\n

Photography came with its own risks. Cameras may be weather proof, but batteries discharge quickly in cold weather, so Ren\u00e9 made sure they were safely tucked away in a bag or coat. To combat his arch enemy \u2013 condensation \u2013 his favourite accessory became a plastic\u00a0bag.<\/p>\n\t\t

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An abandoned building at Whalers Bay on Deception Island<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Ren\u00e9\u2019s photography thrives in such extreme climates. \u2018The elements enabled me to emphasise the hardships this journey to Antarctica posed,\u2019 explains Ren\u00e9, who lives in Haarlem, Amsterdam.<\/p>\n

Finding photography<\/h2>\n

Ren\u00e9 found his \u2018own way in photography\u2019 while studying at the Academy of Art and Design St Joost in Breda, the Netherlands. He also drew inspiration from his photographic heroes, including Steve McCurry, Martin Parr, Alex Webb and Sebasti\u00e3o Salgado.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m also a great admirer of Robert Frank, whose book, The Americans, is so much more than a reportage about a country \u2013 it shows the soul of America in the 1950s,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n

Ren\u00e9 continues to draw much of his inspiration from the ice-filled outer reaches of the Earth. Last year, he visited a relatively unknown area of Greenland for a magazine shoot, where the ice became so thick he was forced to leave as winter closed in. The Greenland terrain, he reflects, was similar to that in Antarctica with its icebergs and \u2018desolate places\u2019.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Penguins on the beach at Deception Island, with Ren\u00e9’s transport in the background<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Although in the past he has been tempted to warmer climes such as Venezuela and the Caribbean, photography in a cold climate seems to be Ren\u00e9\u2019s trademark, leading to more of what he excels at.<\/p>\n

\u2018When you make a reportage about cold areas, everybody assumes that you like it. So, they are always going to ask you to go to all the cold places. I\u2019ve now been invited to Alaska again,\u2019 he adds.<\/p>\n

One such admirer of his work is Nautique, a Dutch magazine that Ren\u00e9 contributes to regularly. It regards him as their cold-weather photographer, telling him, \u2018When you go to cold places, you come home with the best results.\u2019<\/p>\n

Ren\u00e9 mainly concentrates on travel photography, and although he also does portraiture, he prefers such shoots to be outside the studio. \u2018I love working on location and find it challenging to respond to situations,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n

Words of wisdom<\/h2>\n

Asked what advice he has for an aspiring professional, he says: \u2018Whether it\u2019s on location or in the studio, it\u2019s that feeling of flow, leading to that one moment in which everything comes together.\u2019<\/p>\n

Pressed to explain how this \u2018flow\u2019 is attained, Ren\u00e9 finds it tricky to answer. \u2018It\u2019s difficult to put your finger on because it\u2019s more to do with some kind of [unconscious] feeling I have at that moment.\u2019<\/p>\n

Assessing the quality of his work afterwards is a key part of this process and he believes a second opinion is healthy. \u2018I think the photographer is his own worst editor,\u2019 says Ren\u00e9. Someone else has to look at it because they are more neutral to the issue it represents or [to] just the photograph itself.\u2019<\/p>\n\"RKP_ANTARCTICA_03\"<\/a>\n

Given his past success, Ren\u00e9 is \u2013 unsurprisingly \u2013 planning to revisit Antarctica next year, adding South Georgia to the itinerary. This time, though, his focus is likely to be on developing his own story, rather than referencing past expeditions such as Shackleton\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Asked if he will adopt a more environmental angle given reports of global warming melting the polar icecaps, Ren\u00e9 seems unsure about what he will witness. \u2018I have to see the truth for myself,\u2019 he replies. \u2018I speak to people\u2026 who go every year to that same place and they say there isn\u2019t much change. Every year is different. Last year, they had a lot of ice compared to two years ago\u2026 it changes every year.\u2019<\/p>\n

Whether Ren\u00e9 will see a transformation in the icescapes on his next Antarctica adventure is unclear. A change of camera kit, however, is more certain. Next time, the weather-hardened photographer plans to ditch film and take more up-to-date kit, including his faithful Nikon D800. \u2018Nowadays, digital quality is so much better than 10 years ago, especially when you focus \u2013 it\u2019s so good,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n

If Ren\u00e9\u2019s already stunning images are anything to go by, then we can only wonder what the march of technology will do for Ren\u00e9\u2019s next Antarctic exploits.<\/p>\n

All images \u00a9 Ren\u00e9 Koster<\/strong><\/p>\n

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About Ren\u00e9\"rene_koster_portrait\"<\/em><\/h3>\n

Ren\u00e9\u2019s work concentrates mostly on travel photography and portraits for advertising agencies and magazines around the world. Work from his Antarctica project was awarded runner-up at Travel Photographer of The Year. To see more, visit www.renekoster photography.nl<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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