Antarctic fur seal photographed on Deception Island in the South Shetland Island group. Hunted almost to extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries, the species recovered to the point where it is now a common sight in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic.
Avalanches are a common occurrence in Antarctica but photographing one takes some luck due to their unpredictability.
A Humpback whale displays its tail flukes as it dives to feed. Antarctica. The markings on the underside of the humpback’s tail are as individual as human fingerprints
Gentoos are quite a successful species. Whereas the range for some penguin species has shrunk in recent years, the range for Gentoos has actually extended with them displacing other species in some locations.
An exercise in digital noise suppression using multiple images in Photoshop
when photographing a penguin colony, it’s worth looking around the edges of the group to try and isolate an individual.
