Port Lockroy
Our morning at Port Lockroy dawned grey and windy, but it didn't deter us from bundling aboard the Zodiacs to visit the most southerly post office in the world! Port…
Moonrise
This is a post I've been waiting to share since we got back. When I came to writing it, though, I found that I couldn't really find the words to…
Snow Petrels – Angels of Antarctica
This day was probably my favourite, and it just kept getting better! After starting the day with cute seals, Detaille Island, exploring Base W and whale-watching (and all that before lunch!),…
Humpback Whales Bubble Netting
From Antarctic history to animal behaviour! This was really exciting - seeing two Humpback Whales bubble netting. But what is bubble netting? Humpback Whales are baleen whales, which means that…
Inside Base W
After all the wildlife and landscape photos, this post will be a little different. Base W, which I have mentioned before in a few blogs, is a British Scientific Base…
Detaille Island
Detaille Island was the furthest south that we landed. I wrote a little about it during the teaser blogs , and I will do another post inside Base W next week.…
Seal-spotting
I said before that cruising around in a zodiac is a great way to see wildlife, so today I'll share a few photos from our cruise around Detaille Island. Yes,…
The Happiest Seal
Just look at that contented face. I've never seen a seal as happy as this one! We saw four types of seal while in Antarctica - Weddell, Crabeater, Fur, and…
Antarctic Shags – Blue-eyed beauties
The next in a series of "It's not just penguins" blogs! (Remember the Skuas? They'll get another blog post no doubt, they're so gorgeous). Antarctic Shags go by a number…
Antarctica – Snapshots
I thought we'd take a break from the more focused blogs this week. To say I took a lot of photographs in Antarctica is an understatement. For an experience like…
Penguin Portraits
Last week I talked about using (lots of) negative space to draw attention to the important parts of a photograph, and to give an impression of the environment. This week,…
Booth Island – Minimalism in wildlife photography
After a stunning cruise through towering icebergs, we landed on Booth Island. A wide sweep of pristine snow curved up to the Gentoo colony on the hill. By this stage…
Zodiac Cruising
It was tempting to just take photos constantly on our Antarctica trip. Especially during zodiac cruises, surrounded by ice. And while those who were around me certainly thought I was…
The Lemaire Channel – a sense of scale
There's nothing like good old nature to make you feel miniscule. While we were in Antarctica I was constantly awed by the sheer scale of the landscape, the wide stretches…
Neko Harbour Hike
Our landing at Neko Harbour was probably one of my favourites. Not only were there fuzzy Gentoo chicks everywhere, but it involved a hike that gave us a stunning view…