On Patrol
Two orcas and a cape petrel in and above the waters off South Georgia.
Greeting Committee
King penguins and elephant seals at Peggotty Bluff, South Georgia, where Shackleton and the others in the James Caird landed after their heroic crossing from Elephant Island.
Asleep Beneath the Clouds
Elephant seals at Peggotty Bluff, South Georgia, where Shackleton landed after crossing from Elephant Island.
The Promised Land
Peggotty Bluff, South Georgia. Shackleton and his rescue party landed here, hauled their the James Caird onto the bluff, and then rested before crossing the mountains to find aid in Stromness.
Streching
King penguin at Peggotty Bluff, South Georgia.
Out with the Gang
King penguins at Peggotty Bluff, South Georgia. The penguin second from left is moulting.
Out for a Stroll
A king penguin walks past an elephant seal at Peggotty Bluff, South Georgia.
The King of the Beach
A fur seal at Peggotty Bluff, South Georgia. The more dominant the seal, the closer their perch is to the shore.
In the Grass
A black-browed albatross sits on tussock grass that clings to a cliff face in the Willis Islands, South Georgia.
A Peak in the Mist
Willis Islands, South Georgia.
Spout
A humpback whale off the north coast of South Georgia.
Ridgeback
The central spine of South Georgia rises to nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 meters).
Snow Bowl
North coast of South Georgia between Grytviken and St. Andrew's Bay.
Spires and Snow
Glaciers to the Sea
Two dirt-covered glaciers flow into the sea on the north coast of South Georgia.
Remains
At the edge of Grytviken. An abandoned whaling station where Shackleton is buried, Grytviken was once the largest settlement on South Georgia.
Here Lies a Hero
An abandoned whaling station where Shackleton is buried, Grytviken was once the largest settlement on South Georgia. Today, there is a small museum staffed in the summer and accomodations for occasional researchers.
Locals
With humans--their greatest predators--largely gone, fur seals have rebounded and taken over much of Grytviken, once a whaling station and the largest settlement on South Georgia.
Hear Me Roar
A male elephant seal expressing itself on the shore of Grytviken, South Georgia.
Serious Side-Eye
A fur seal eyeing the photographer in Grytviken, South Georgia.
Reclaimed Ground
Sitting on the Rock of the Bay
Convoluted flysch, a sequence of sedimentary rock layers, lining Hercules Bay, South Georgia.
Port Authority
Fur seals on the shore of Hercules Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia.
Retracing Shackleton's Steps
Following the last the miles of Shackleton's hike from King Haakon Bay over South Georgia's spine to Grytviken, where he organized the rescue of those he had left on Elephant Island.
