The bridge in the early morning hours as we head towards the Antarctic Circle
I recently returned from an epic journey with National Geographic Expeditions where we traveled to the Antarctic Peninsula, the island of South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. The seas were calm for most of the voyage, making for an excellent experience exploring this remote area of the Earth. As the on-board National Geographic Photography Expert, I have the privilege of leading the photography component of this departure. I lecture on the ships about photography and help people improve their technical and storytelling skills so that they return home with a great collection of images. Below is a selection of some of my favorite moments from this fantastic adventure.
Please enjoy the pictures and thank you for visiting!
Watching Type A Killer Whales in the Southern Ocean from the National Geographic Explorer, a ship in the Southern Ocean, Antarctica
A Crabeater Seal hauled out on the ice in Skog Bay, Antarctica
A beautiful iceberg in Skog Cove, Antarctica
A Skua flies through an opening in a large iceberg in Skog Cove, Antarctica
Sailing through fast ice, Antarctica
Adventures on the Fast Ice, Antarctica
Sunrise on our way to Booth Island, Antarctica
A Gentoo penguin colony on Booth Island, Antarctica
Port Lockroy, Antarctica
Two porpoising Gentoo penguins and a humpback whale feeding in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. This is a once in a lifetime image!!
The remains of whaling at Danco Island, Errera Channel, Antarctica
Porpoising Gentoo penguins in Cierva Cove, Antarctica
Point Wild, Antarctica, where Ernest Shackleton’s men spent 137 days awaiting rescue.
We had a persistent rainbow at Gold Harbour as seen from our ship, South Georgia
A rainbow and King penguins on the beach at Gold Harbour, South Georgia
Over 500,000 King penguins at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia
An illustration of the density of King penguins at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia
An Antarctic fur seal pup at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia
Molting Elephant seals at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia
A Macaroni penguin shows off its crest at Hercules Bay, South Georgia
Dramatic light at Hercules Bay, South Georgia
Hiking a scree slope in the snow from Maiviken to Grytviken, South Georgia
A large King penguin colony at Right Whale Bay, South Georgia
Wind gusts up to 80 knots at Right Whale Bay, South Georgia
The colorful houses in the morning light as we pull in to the harbor at Stanley, Falkland Islands
The classic whale bone arch in Stanley, Falkland Islands
The quaint town of Stanley, the capital city of the Falkland Islands
A sheep herding demonstration at Long Island Farm outside of Stanley, Falkland Islands
Long Island Farm outside of Stanley, Falkland Islands
Wool from the farm at Long Island Farm outside of Stanley, Falkland Islands
Carcass Island, Falkland Islands
Magellanic penguins molting on Carcass Island, Falkland Islands
A Rockhopper penguin and Black-browed Albatross colony, West Point Island, Falkland Islands
Black-browed Albatross chick being fed, West Point Island, Falkland Islands
Black-browed Albatross chicks waiting to fledge, West Point Island, Falkland Islands
The amazing group of people that I work with on board the National Geographic Explorer on our last night after 3 weeks together exploring the Southern Ocean
