Exploring Antarctica with One Ocean Expeditions on the polar research ship Akademik Ioffe Near Graham Land, AntarcticaA towering and magnificent castle iceburg! Antarctic PeninsulaAn enormous humpback whale breaches the waves Gerlache Straits, AntarcticaA humpback whale flaps his pectoral fin in a regal salute Gerlache Straits, AntarcticaArching backward - a humpback whale dives back into the seas Gerlache Straits, AntarcticaNavigating slowly through ice floes and bergy bits at sunset Crystal Sound, Antarctic Peninsula A glorious sunset on Crystal Sound AntarcticaNew Year's Eve - one fiery midnight sunset! Gerlache Strait, AntarcticaBetween Heaven and Earth Gerlache Strait, AntarcticaThe historic British scientific research station Wordie House Winter Island, Antarctic PeninsulaChinstrap penguins preen and pepare their nests Half Moon Bay, Livingston Island, AntarcticaThree amigos head off to sea for lunch! Gentoo penguins at Port Charcot, Booth Island, AntarcticaCalling out for its mate Gentoo penguins at Port Charcot, Booth Island, AntarcticaOne fine Antarctic day Gentoo penguins at Port Charcot, Booth Island, AntarcticaGentoo penguin with two week old chicks Antarctic PeninsulaGentoo penguin portrait AntarcticaWho are you? A curious Adelie penguin approaches the photographerAre you looking at me? Chinstrap penguin - Half Moon Bay, AntarcticaLast one in is a rotten egg! Chinstrap penguins at Whaler's Bay, Deception Island, AntarcticaDo I really want to go in? Chinstrap penguins at Whaler's Bay, Deception Island, AntarcticaGosh - I wonder what this is? Chinstrap penguns at Whaler's Bay, Deception Island, AntarcticaOh, oh - my back is itchy! A Weddell seal squirms on an ice floe, Antarctic SoundThree part harmony! Elephant seals at Elephant Island, AntarcticaOh I am sooo good! Elephant seals at Elephant Island, AntarcticaTime for a nap! Elephant seals at Elephant Island, AntarcticaI feel so sleepy! An Elephant seal at Elephant Island, AntarcticaKayaking glorious Paradise Harbour AntarcticaA Gentoo penguin swims away to catch some fish Vernadsky Research Station, AntarcticaDwarfed by an enormous blue iceberg Wilhelmina Bay, AntarcticaExamining a wonderous blue iceberg Wilhelmina Bay, AntarcticaSculptured by wind and water near Trinity Island, AntarcticaEthereal ice near Trinity Island, AntarcticaAn Adelie penguin climbs a blue iceberg Wilhelmina Bay, AntarcticaA stunning blue ice bridge Wilhelmina Bay, AntarcticaA brown skua rests on a whale of an iceberg Wilhelmina Bay, AntarcticaAn Antarctic tern hunts for a meal AntarcticaDamn birds! An Antarctic Tern attackes a Gentoo penguin close to its nestPenguins march up from the sea to a large rookery Antarctic PeninsulaThrough squalls and ice floes to the Antarctic Circle Approaching the spectacular Lemaire Channel Plowing slowly through the ice-choked Lemaire Channel Solitude Active Sound, AntarcticaSunset on the Erebus and Terror Gulf AntarcticaA glowing sky on the Erebus and Terror Gulf AntarcticaMoonrise serenade over Active Sound AntarcticaRocking and rolling one stormy afternoon on high seas Drake Passage, South Atlantic Ocean