THOMAS PICKARD

DOCUMENTARY: ANTARCTICA | TOURISM

Images of Antarctica taken over an eight-week period whilst working as a Photography Lecturer and Guide on board the Quark Expedition ship the Clipper Adventurer.

Quark Expedition ship, the Clipper Adventurer docked in fast ice off Snow Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctic Peninsula.
   
Expedition staff on a scouting run prior to a passenger landing. Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Graham Land, Antarctica.
   
Tabular iceberg in Antarctic waters.
     
  
Veteran Expedition Leader Laurie Dexter showing signs of strain on the bridge of the ship the Clipper Adventurer.
   
Abstract patterns in iceberg ice. Devil Island, Antarctica.
   
Penguin feet, Antarctica.
     
  
Portrait of a young Chinese scientist. Great Wall Station, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
   
A tourist negotiates fresh snow at Paradise Harbour, Danco Coast, Antarctica.
   
The Clipper Adventurer leaving the port of Ushuaia for the trip south to Antarctica.
     
  
The Clipper Adventurer seen between icebergs, Antarctica.
   
Iceberg ice. Portal Point, Charlotte Bay, Danco Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica.
   
A passenger on the ship the Clipper Adventurer enjoys the late evening sun whilst crossing the Drake Passage on route to Antarctica.
     
  
View of the communications building at the Ukranian station, Vernadsky. Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago, Graham Land, Antarctica.
   
Tourists during a landing at Half Moon Island, South Shetland Island, Antarctica.
   
Portal Point, Charlotte Bay, Danco Coast, Antarctica.
     
  
A Grey Headed Albatross in front of a tabular iceberg in Antarctic waters.
   
A Chinese passenger poses for a portrait at the Chinese Great Wall Station. King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
   
View of chart showing the famous Lemaire Channel, often considered a must visit destination by tourists visiting Antarctica. Bridge of the Clipper Adventurer.
     
  
Expedition Leader Laurie Dexter discusses possible landing sites with the Captain and his Officers on the bridge of the Clipper Adventurer.
   
Tourists follow a wanded route along side a cornice during a landing in Antarctica. Portal Point, Charlotte Bay, Danco Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica.
   
Tourists watching a lone penguin at Cuverville Island, Danco Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica.
     
  
View of the Clipper Adventurer bow with zodiacs in the background. Andersson Island, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica.
   
View from the bridge of the Clipper Adventurer onto the bow whilst cruising in Neko Harbour. Andvord Bay, Danco Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica.
   
Tourists zodiac cruising along the edge of a tabular iceberg, Andersson Island, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica.
     
  
A passenger looks out into a snow shower whilst crusing through the Lemaire Channel. Danco Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica.
   
A passenger dives into zero degree waters as part of a polar plunge ritual for visiting tourists to Antarctica. Portal Point, Charlotte Bay, Danco Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica.
   
An Adelie Penguin dives into the water. Antarctica.
     
  
A tourist walks alongside a flowing stream, Devil Island, Erebus and Terror Gulf, Antarctica.
   
A tourist stands beneath a wall of snow on the shores of the Ukranian station, Vernadsky. Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago, Graham Land, Antarctica.
   
Expedition staff member, Graeme "Snowy" Snow, waiting out 50 knot winds at the Argentine station, Esperanza, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica.
     
  
Tourists zodiac cruising. Paradise Harbour, Danco Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica.
   
Church at the Argentine station, Esperanza. Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica.
   
A tourist walks into the main building at Ukranian station, Vernadsky. Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago, Graham Land, Antarctica.
     
  
The ship the Clipper Adventurer against the stunning back drop of Paradise Harbour. Danco Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica.
   
Cape Petrel, Drake Passage, on route to Antarctica.
   
Guide and Zodiac driver, Niklas Gerhardsson scans for a way through a partially frozen channel prior to a passenger landing at nearby Ukranian station, Vernadsky. Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago, Graham Land, Antarctica.
     
  
A passenger enjoys a relatively calm Drake Passage crossing whilst on route to Antarctica.