One of the essential places to visit in Antarctica is the Lemaire channel. This is passage that takes about an hour through a narrows and it is just spectacular especially at dawn or sunset. This was a beautiful start to what turned into a 20 hour day of photography on my recent trip to Antarctica.
Rust is a favorite subject of mine and I am always surprised at how much rust I find in Antarctica. These are whale oil tanks on Deception Island. This place is an abandoned and kind of surreal place. It’s an old whale processing plant from a hundred years ago. They slaughtered thousand of whales here without any regard. When you walk the beach there and then see images of the beach back then littered with whale bones it kind of creeps you out. Thus I shot this image to illicit some mood and tone for what used to take place there.
Prior to the trip to Antarctica a number of the party I was was traveling with decided to visit Valparaiso, Chile. This is a seaside city on the coast of Chile built on a hillside. I was surprised on how lovely this city was and the energy this city had. Certainly is on mum list to visit again next year when I go back to Antarctica. We spent a lot of time walking the streets here and shooting wall art and city views. Then we stumbled on this bathtub on a porch. I am sure you can think of any number of reasons this tub is here. Have fun.
We have just competed the Luminous-Landscape 2014 Fly Over The Drake – Antarctica Photo Workshop. It was an amazing time and trip. This is the group shot for the trip. Looks like a happy group.
Having just returned home from Antarctica I am now busy editing and working on over 7000 images made during the trip. This was one I liked a lot so far. Seal On Ice. As we were zodiac cruising the Planeau Bay where there are a ton if icebergs we came across this seal and just happened to have amazing light.
While on my recent trip to Antarctica I was given a chance to do something I have wanted to do for years and that was to drive a Zodiac in Antarctica. This was a dream come true and a very wise move by our expedition leader who knew it would keep me quiet the rest of the trip. This was very cool. Happiness doesn’t do the feeling justice.
During my trip to Antarctica I spent a day in Santiago. A group of us decided to hire a guide and small bus and we visited Valparaiso. This is a small seaside town in Chile. In almost all South American cities graffiti is a problem like it was in the cities of the US back in the eighties. To combat this in Valparaiso the city asked artists to create wall art and this kind of art as shown above is everywhere. There are some amazing artworks all over the city. It’s like walking around a museum except you are walking city streets.
I am now back in Chile after experiencing a totally awesome adventure with some totally great folks on The Luminous-Landscape Fly Over The Drake Antarctica Photography Workshop. The weather was absolutely great for the whole trip and the amount of images I have returned with are staggering. We experienced whales, seals, penguins and the most beautiful landscapes imaginable. Over the coming days I’ll be posting more images here and on f=Facebook pif this great trip.