Photo of the Month January 2021

I want to kick off my photo of the month series for 2021 with an image I shot in January of 2020 of an Emperor Penguin on the sea ice in the Ross Sea Region of Antarctica (Read the Trip Report). This was one of very few Emperor Penguins we encountered on this expedition and the only Emperor we were actually able to photograph on the ice at eye level. Although we saw quite a few during the expedition almost all of them were either in the water or were at too great a distance to photograph. In this example, we landed on the frozen sea ice with our zodiacs for evening drinks and serendipity stepped in and provided a wonderful photographic opportunity. The Emperor penguin, curious about all the people on the ice, jumped out of the water onto the ice and proceeded to provide us a wonderful half hour session on the ice.

World Photographic Cup Team Australia 2021

The photographs for the World Photographic Cup 2021 are now available to view online HERE. Very pleased to again be representing Australia for the third time in the Nature Category. This time with one of my Emperor Penguin photographs from deep in Antarctica. This photograph was also a finalist and subsequently took out 3rd place in the 2020 AIPP silver Lining Awards.

Photograph of the Month November 2020 Emperors Call

The photograph of the month for November 2020 comes from deep in Antarctica during one of my expeditions to photograph Emperor Penguins at Gould Bay. This was a photograph I initially overlooked in my early edits and only recently discovered and processed. I am not quite sure why I missed it in my first editing passes, but it is a photograph I am extremely pleased with. The combination of golden light with soft cool snow and the juxtaposition of the adult and chick really work well together. The key to these type of photographs is patience. Once I find the wildlife I want to work with and have chosen the background it is then a matter of setting up and waiting for the right gesture or moment. In this case, the call of the adult Emperor and the lowered head of the chick work perfectly in opposition to each other.

Wildlife Photographic Magazine Emperor Penguin November / December 2020

The just released 2020 November / December issue of Wildlife Photographic magazine includes an article I wrote on my expeditions and experiences photographing Emperor Penguins deep in Antarctica. The article includes many photographs taken over several expeditions across multiple years. This is the fourth time I have been published in Wildlife Photographic (the last three editions were on Pallas Cat PhotographyArctic Fox Photography and Polar Bear Photography). You can purchase the individual issue or subscribe through your favourite IOS or Android device.