Ocean Waves Podcast

Originally from Canada, Yuri Choufour is a nature & travel photographer, who’s been fascinated with the natural world since early childhood. 

Yuri travels for a large part of the year, teaching photography in the polar regions, and across North America. In this interview, he gives us advice on how to take the best shots during a polar adventure.

Expedition guide, photographer, kayak master and adventurer Slava Nikitin has many reasons to keep returning to the polar regions. He is an avid admirer of the history of explorers and expeditions, but also enjoys deeply the calmness and spellbinding environments that can only appreciated from the perspective of a Kayak. 

Learn more at www.albatros-expeditions.com

On this episode of Ocean Waves Podcast, Nadine Smith, shop manager onboard Ocean Atlantic, talks to us about the power of transition, autonomy and adventure, what it's like to manage a shop in the middle of the ocean, seasonal trend forecasts and data management... and the most random products guests sometimes forget to pack.

Armed with a pepper shaker and a heart as wide as the seas, Herman likes to find the perfect occasion to reward the guests of Ocean Atlantic with an exclusive experience: His songs.

As part of the crew onboard, Herman spends most of his time at sea as the Head Waiter. On this episode, he shares with us what to expect in regards to foods and deserts during a voyage, and how him and his colleagues create unique environments and experiences for each guest.

From the latest news about Ocean Victory's inside features and its upcoming itineraries, to the new adventures being developed by sister company Albatros Adventure Marathons, Hans Lagerweij, president of Albatros International, joins the Ocean Wave Podcast and shares all the exciting developments of Albatros Expeditions.

On this episode of Ocean Waves Podcast we invited the founders of Greenland Trees to our Copenhagen headquarters for a conversation on their project, which aims to draw down atmospheric carbon, capturing atmospheric CO2 by planting trees in southern Greenland where trees thrive today.

Award-winning photographer and regular contributor to the BBC, Renato Granieri has been featured in a number of international contests, and visited over 70 countries. Renato talks to us about his greatest passion: Documenting the world with his lens. 

"You can decide to watch a documentary... or be a part of it" he adds, when talking about his passion for the polar regions. 
"Make photographs with your brain, not with your camera. Your camera is only a device, photographs must be conceived in your feelings and emotions".

Read his interview here: 
https://albatros-expeditions.com/inspiration/interview-expedition-photographer-renato-granieri

Polar adventurer, author, lecturer, expedition guide and founder of the Polar School in Denmark, Gregers Gjersøe has made it a profession to dream impossible feats... and then surprising everyone, even himself, by achieving them. 

Gregers joins Ocean Waves to share his adventures, the lessons learned, and his passion for the polar regions, which he hopes to share with youth in Scandinavia. 

www.polarskolen.dk

Originally from Korpo, in the southwestern Archipelago of Finland, Mikaela Von Koskull inherited her love and respect of nature and sea, from a long line of seafarers in her family.

Now she's a member of our Expedition team with incredible experiences and knowledge, and on this episode she shares with us her story, her curiosity for cultures, places and the planet, and advice for traveling in the polar regions.

Follow the footsteps of the great explorers. Sail to some of the most remote settlements. Encounter calming glaciers and rare wildlife.  Meet the women and men who dreamt of exploring the seas and going beyond their wildest fantasies. Listen to field recordings, conversations onboard our vessel...and the narratives of the characters who make our expeditions.