Listen
It’s not a black and white world, no matter what they tell you. Listen for the bigger story. #meetthenorth #meetthesouth #antarctica #antarcticambassadors #beneaththesurface #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #seaice #ice
Antarctica
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Quiet work
Keeping watch. Every hour that we travel on the National Geographic Explorer there is at least one person on constant watch. Often, watchmen find wildlife that will delight everyone on board. More often, they silently search for hazards and therefore help to keep us safe. This quiet work is essential to our well-being, and many…
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Unknowables
I’ve spent the first ten days of this year in relative silence, holding myself slightly apart from the crowd. I began the New Year by thinking ahead, and then realized how I’ve made a habit of skipping to the future – which can never be more than imagined. Too much time travel is a good…
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To the beyond
Down here, a stroll through the neighbourhood looks like this. Each glacier face is uniquely unpredictable. Despite our attempts to measure, calculate, and forecast, this landscape will always extend beyond our understanding. I’m grateful for that. #meetthenorth #meetthesouth #antarcticambassadors #blue #glacier #zodiac #cruising #dowhatyoulove
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Spare a moment
We awoke this morning to dozens of killer whales around our ship – close enough to see them beneath the surface and hear the breath of each and every animal. These Antarctic specialists live in family groups, led by a matriarch, and it’s their relationships that fascinate me most, especially at a time of year…
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Adorable Antarcticans
They’re cute. They’re tough. It wouldn’t be Antarctica without them. I just wish I could understand what they are saying to each other. #antarcticambassadors #meetthenorth #meetthesouth #antarctica #penguins #gentoos #brushtails #cuteness #birdsoftheworld #lindbladexpeditions
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Look deeply
Antarctica constantly reminds me to look beneath the surface. Watching the icebergs reinforces what I keep in mind when I meet new people around the world: there is so much more than what you see at first glance. It’s true that 90% of the berg is underwater. Look deeply to understand clearly – Thich Nhat…
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A sunny disposition
Adele Jackson is an artist and also the base leader at Port Lockroy in Antarctica. This image is what Adele calls a Solargram – it’s a record of an entire Antarctic summer as seen through the tiny aperture of a pinhole camera. One photograph that took three months to create. Adele has made cameras from…
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Gentoos on Goudier
Antarctica. How else to kick off the story of this place but with ocean, land, and some stars of the show. Gentoo penguins, looking their best. This is Goudier Island, home of Bransfield house. You can see the old British boathouse in the back. Photo by none other than Mr. Eric Guth. After traveling around…
