sea ice
there is something beautiful about repeating patterns in nature
peace
a tranquil scene in Antarctica
black and whites
a type A (mammal-eating) killer whale surfacing in coastal waters of Antarctica
abstract whale
a killer whale distorted by the waves as she cruises just beneath the surface
penguin plain
at the start of summer, Adelie penguins have a long walk on the fast-ice to get to their colony onshore
Hebrides
morning fog clears from the Inner Hebrides in June
traffic
the skies over Stac Lee, St. Kilda , busy with gannets
puffin squadron
puffins approaching their colony: landing gear down, air brakes on
raining puffins
nowhere else have I seen such incredible densities of puffins as on Mykines, Faroe Islands
riding the gusts
a southern giant petrel hitches a ride on the wind which screams across the Drake Passage
Magellanic penguin
a close-up portrait reveals the minute scaly feathers on this Magellanic penguin
on patrol
a brown skua patrols the skies for unattended gentoo penguin eggs and chicks
petrel pop art
the soft-plumage petrel's monochrome paint job looks great against a white cloudy sky
penguin pop art
chinstrap penguins swimming in formation as they round up Antarctic krill
snow and rays
crepuscular rays illuminate a faint dusting of snow in the sky over the Trinity Peninsula
well fed
this crabeater seal is not going hungry
drifters
these enormous tabular icebergs look like space ships as they emerge from a thick fog
polar bear tracks
footprints mark the journey of a polar bear as it walked across the frozen sea
snow petrel
a ghostly figure, barely visible against the ice
solo penguin
alone time among the snowy hills - a gentoo penguin preens its feathers en route to the sea
white
in early summer before snow melt, a gentoo penguin's world is mostly white
dying iceberg
as it melts, the centre of gravity shifts around causing an iceberg to roll, lifting old waterlines skyward
sorted
drifting brash ice is arranged by the wind, according to size class
false perspective
this is shot from the bow of the ship, looking down. The sorting of ice pieces by the wind gives a false sense of perspective