In 2007, Daphne and I traveled to Antarctica on the Polar Star. Before heading south, we spent time in Tierra del Fuego and went diving in the Beagle Channel, which made the whole journey feel even more like a real expedition from the very beginning. Being on a relatively small expedition ship made the trip feel much closer to the landscape, the ice, and the wildlife than a larger cruise ever could.

During the voyage we went to places including Brown Bluff, Paulet Island, Snow Hill Island, Devil Island, Half Moon Island, Deception Island, Port Lockroy, and Paradise Bay. What I remember most is the variety of the experience: huge penguin colonies, seals lying on the ice, whales around the ship, glacier scenery, and the remains of old stations and whaling history that gave the trip another dimension.

For me, Antarctica was not just about dramatic scenery, but about the feeling of moving through it day by day by ship and Zodiac, landing in remote places, watching wildlife up close, and taking photographs in a landscape that constantly changed with the light and the weather. It was a very special journey for both of us, and one that has stayed with me ever since.

Here is a photobook that I prepared of the trip.