In March this year, I voyaged to Antarctica and South Georgia with Tony Hewitt on Aurora Expeditions’ Greg Mortimer. It was late season and the landscapes and wildlife were amazing. But how do you share this wonder in an entertaining way?

I think this is the big challenge for all of us. Sure, we take a few photos and post the best ones on social media, but I’m not sure these do justice to all the work and effort we put in.

Now while I’m a strong advocate for preparing a photo book, I’ve been training myself to produce video productions as well, something I can post on my website – something that might encourage a few more people to join me on a photo tour! I’ll provide the link to my production at the end of the article.

So, how do I go about it? Here’s a quick synopsis of what I did. 

First, I decided on the format I wanted to use – 21:9 widescreen. Next, I ensured I shot both video and stills while on the trip. Now, it’s not much point shooting video exactly the same as a still – chances are the still will look better after being edited – but there are certainly times when video can add to the story and the AV experience. However, I'm a photographer first and so I want to show off my photos as part of the video.

When I processed my still photos, I cropped them to 21:9 ratio. Now, other ratios can certainly be used as well and you can crop them or leave them in a letterbox, but I quite like the 21:9 ratio so I edited them this way.

Next I moved to Black Magic’s DaVinci Resolve (it’s free for basic use) into which I imported the videos and stills, then cobbled them together in the editor, along with a royalty free soundtrack. I confess I like to find the music first and then structure the video around the length of the music. I don’t use a voice-over. (And for the royalty free music, I have a monthly subscription to Envato which gives me the licence, although sometimes the music gets blocked until I manually confirm the licence - just in case you need to know!)

DaVinci Resolve is very good for editing (colour grading) the video footage – and hopefully my still photos are already quite suitable! Then, once finished, I exported the video and then uploaded it to my Vimeo channel (where I host my online courses, including the new Photo Process course).

Here’s the link: https://vimeo.com/1080990177

I hope you enjoy it and if you’re interested in visiting Antarctica and South Georgia at the same time of the year, why not join me in March 2026 – details are here.