Marty’s photo of the day #4699: I shot this photo along the coast of Antarctica. There are two humpback whales in this photo. Can you find them?
Can You Find the Humpback Whales?
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South Polar Skua
Marty’s photo of the day #4683: This is a south polar skua, photographed on a tiny island off the coast of Antarctica. I won’t name the island, however, because if Felon 47 learned of its existence, he’d hit it with a tariff.
Elephant Seal Close-Up
Marty’s photo of the day #4672: Female elephant seal, photographed on a tiny island near Antarctica.
Penguin Race
Marty’s photo of the day #4665: Penguin race! Photographed on a tiny island off the coast of Antarctica.
Stepping onto Antarctica
Marty’s photo of the day #4638: On February 21, 2003, Deb and I stepped onto Antarctica, with giant snowflakes coming down. At the time, we were among the first two hundred thousand or so people in the history of the world to walk on the continent. And soon, we’d join an even smaller number that […]
Relaxing on an Iceberg
Marty’s photo of the day #4632: This is a leopard seal, on an iceberg along the coast of Antarctica.
Along the Coast of Antarctica
The Professor Multanovskiy from Antarctica
Marty’s photo of the day #4615: This is the Professor Multanovskiy, photographed from Antarctica’s shore, as giant snowflakes drifted down. I shot this photo in 2003, while working on my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. According to an app that tracks ships, the Professor Multanovskiy is currently along the Russian […]
On a Foggy Antarctica Day
Marty’s photo of the day #4591: Female elephant seals and gentoo penguins, photographed on a foggy day, on a tiny island, off the coast of Antarctica.
Antarctica Coast
Marty’s photo of the day #4568: An Antarctic skua watches over a colony of penguins on an island off the coast of Antarctica.
Surfacing
Along Antarctica
Marty’s photo of the day #4559: I shot this photo while working on my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. You’re looking at two humpback whales, along the coast of Antarctica.
The Iceberg Graveyard
Marty’s photo of the day #4552: I shot this photo while working on my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. You are looking at a scene in the Iceberg Graveyard—a special place where icebergs get trapped along the coast of Antarctica.
From My Iceberg Collection
Marty’s photo of the day #4548: Here’s another in my collection of iceberg photos I shot 20-some years ago, while traveling for my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. This one is off the coast of Antarctica, and yes, it really was that blue.
In for the close-up
Marty’s photo of the day #4548: In my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, I wrote about Antarctica, and the strict rules we had about not approaching any animal closer than 15 feet. The animals, however, could approach as close as they wanted to.
Along the Antarctica Coast
Marty’s photo of the day #4543: Gentoo penguin parent and chick. Photographed along the coast of Antarctica.
Somewhere along the Antarctic coast
Marty’s photo of the day #4539: Somewhere along the coast of Antarctica. Yes, the water really was that color.
A Fuzzy Gentoo Penguin Chick
Marty’s photo of the day #4536: I think many of you could use a photo of a fuzzy gentoo penguin chick right about now. (Photographed in Antarctica)