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66°North and Benjamin Hardman Explore Icelandic Landscapes In New Collaboration

Iceland-born label 66°North explores the great outdoors with protective gear in mind. The brand recently collaborated with UK designer Charlie Constantinou while tapping Selfridges for a festival-ready drop. As the colder months approach, 66°North is uniting with longtime partner and photographer Benjamin Hardman on an exclusive Mælifell fisherman hat. The petite accessory has become Hardman’s trademark, constantly sitting on his head through alfresco exploration. Born in Australia and residing in Iceland, Hardman has embraced adventurous lifestyles by putting his life on the edge and keeping shielding comfort at the forefront.

New Collaboration

Previous & Future Trips

Svalbard Polar Bear Explorer

Explore the stunning Spitsbergen Archipelago aboard the M/V Kinfish; an intimate ship charters focusing on sightings of the amazing polar bear and other Arctic wildlife of Svalbard. You will sail north from Longyearbyen exploring the western coast of Spitsbergen in search of colonies of walrus as well as other resident marine mammals. Setting sail during the heart of the Arctic summer, the sea ice will be fragmented, sending ice floes along the eastern part of the Archipelago. Searching these principle hunting grounds for the polar bear, the M/V Kinfish provides an unique opportunity to observe this majestic creature.

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Benjamin Hardman

Nature Photographer & Videographer

Benjamin Hardman is an Australian photographer, filmmaker and field guide, who's core focus is to tell deeper visual stories of nature in the Arctic and sub-Arctic, both as a traveller and now as a local based in Iceland.

Benjamin's photographs are driven by the pursuit to immerse deeper into nature and return to the same locations throughout the year to better understand the visual changes that each season brings.

Moving deeper into the polar regions, Benjamin has carried out multiple natural history assignments and worked as a photography guide since 2017 in Svalbard, Greenland and Antarctica.

Using social media as a platform to share his visions and experiences of nature and life in the North, he has accumulated an audience of over 1 million people.

After working in the photography and film industry on productions for companies such as Netflix and National Geographic, and more than 30 assignments as a polar expedition photography specialist, Benjamin has developed a deep connection and passion for documenting the lands of Iceland, Greenland, Svalbard and Antarctica.

Gear List

Photography: Canon R5 & R5C, DJI Mavic 3 Cine. Cinema: DJI Inspire 3 & Ronin 4D 8K, RED Dragon-X 6K, Ronin 2, Easyrig w/ STABIL G2 arm. DZO & NiSi FF Primes, Blazar Remus 1.5x Anamorphic Lens set + Atlas Orion Anamorphic 40mm.

Selected Client List

Benjamin has worked on assignments for such clients as Silverback Films, Netflix, BBC, 66 North, DJI, Icelandair, Olympus, Goretex, Land Rover, Suzuki, National Geographic, Canon as well as the tourism boards of Visit Svalbard, Visit Faroe Islands, Visit Greenland, Travel Alberta and Inspired by Iceland.

-Ben's Personal Artworks-

Editing Masterclass

With a passion for teaching his minimalistic photography techniques and post-processing methods, Benjamin has been leading photographic workshops in Iceland and across the Arctic for over five years. Benjamin is known his fine-art approach to photography with a distinct minimalistic aesthetic focused on the landscapes of Iceland and the polar regions.

Kofi Galleri

Born from the desire to gather, share and see, the Kofi Gallerí lives in the heart of Reykjavík holding the photos and stories of Chris Burkard and Benjamin Hardman while celebrating Iceland's heritage through the collaboration with 66 North.

You Tube

Get a behind the scenes look at Benjamin’s photo and video productions over on his YouTube channel: @BenjaminHardman

A Short Film on my Journey in Iceland

Kofi Galleri

Editing Masterclass

Overview of Benjamin Hardman's Portfolio

"When I first moved from Australia to Iceland, I really thought that was as far north ad you could ever go. After first having the opportunity to travel to the high-Arctic back in 2016, I could have never imagined how much these landscapes would impact me in the same way Iceland had done in the beginning. Growing up, I honestly can't remember ever hearing about places like Svalbard. Seeing the sheer scale of the ice and the Arctic wildlife really feel like a different planet, a place of absolute calmness at the intersection of extreme survival. After eleven years living in the North, it's the Arctic as a whole that has really started to feel like home."

Benjamin Hardman previous Trips with us

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