Marty’s photo of the day #4178: An “ice castle” along the coast of Antarctica.
Ice castle
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Playing with humpbacks
Marty’s photo of the day #4168: Of the many adventures Deb and I had while traveling all seven continents for my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, the one that provides the most vivid memories was an incredible two hours in a Zodiac along the coast of Antarctica—playing with three humpback […]
Iceberg Graveyard
Marty’s photo of the day #4157: Navigating through the Iceberg Graveyard, along the coast of Antarctica.
Blending in with the penguins
Marty’s photo of the day #4155: This is my wife, Deb, trying to join a gentoo penguin colony off the coast of Antarctica. I think they’ve accepted her!
Waiting on a mate
Marty’s photo of the day #4073: A gentoo penguin waits for its mate to return on a stormy Antarctica day.
Icebergs ahead!
Marty’s photo of the day #4071: “Icebergs ahead!” Don’t you just love all the blue? Photographed along the coast of Antarctica.
It’s just a step to the left
“It’s just a jump to the leftAnd then a step to the rightPut your hands on your hipsYou bring your knees in tight” Marty’s photo of the day #4064: Gentoo penguins, photographed on a tiny island off the coast of Antarctica.
Holding up the world
Marty’s photo of the day #4063: I’ve been posting a lot of photos from Montana lately, so I think it’s time to go back and post some photos from around the world for a while. Here’s one from Antarctica. The following excerpt, from my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, explains […]
Antarctic Fur Seal
Humpbacks hiding in plain sight
Marty’s photo of the day #3990: Most people will scroll past this photo, not realizing what they are missing. It’s more than just the coast of Antarctica. If you look closely, you will see two humpback whales (the tail of one and the humpback of another).
Snow falling on penguins
Marty’s photo of the day #3970: This photo is from one of the most magical moments of Deb’s and my seven continents of adventures. We had climbed a glacier along the coast of Antarctica, and as we were looking down on the penguins, huge snowflakes began falling.
Antartcic fur seal
Marty’s photo of the day #3953: Antarctic fur seal, photographed on a tiny island off the coast of Antarctica.
Wandering albatross
Marty’s photo of the day #3946: I photographed this wandering albatross, gliding alongside me, somewhere between the tip of South America and Antarctica.
Whale vs. Kayak
Icebergs in the fog
It’s the leaders who suck, not . . .
Marty’s photo of the day #3926: I shot this photo of our tiny ship, the Professor Multanovskiy, from the shore of Antarctica. Deb and I selected the Professor Multanovskiy, because it was the smallest ship we could take to Antarctica. Back then, it was cool to be on a Russian ship, and we traveled to […]
Antarctica’s Coast
Penguins in the mist
Marty’s photo of the day #3918: I photographed this gentoo penguin mother and chick on a foggy day, on a tiny island, just off the coast of Antarctica.
Female elephant seal
World’s largest flume ride
Marty’s photo of the day #3904: I shot this photo while crossing the Drake Passage, between Antarctica and South America. The Drake Passage is known for having the roughest seas in the world. During this storm, thirty foot waves were crashing the bow of our little ship and splashing the window up on the bridge. […]