Svalbard
Longyearbyen arrival
Longyearbyen detail
The sailing ship Antigua was my home for several weeks along the west coast of Svalbard.
Setting sail
Sailing north, west of Spitsbergen
Tending the sails
Kev Fidler, Joe Cornish, and David Ward absolutely, joyfully engaged trimming the sails
Glaucous-winged gull
Glaucous gull
Northern Fulmar
Inquisitive young walrus
Hornsund mountains, clouds, and glaciers
Glacier and mountain meet at the sea
Night anchorage
Night anchorage alpenglow
Mountain and glacier detail, Kongsfjorden
Kongsfjorden sunset
Crack in the glacier's edge, Kongsfjorden
Big ice, Kongsfjorden
Hornsund ice, mountains, glacier, and clouds
Human scale of the glacier descending into Hamiltonbukta. Guide Morten Jørgensen is piloting the zodiac and Julia Moffett is in the white-stripped red parka.
Glacier calving, Hamiltonbukta
Kongsfjorden mountains, snow, glacier, and ice
Ice beings, Hamiltonbukta
Bearded seal, Hamiltonbukta
Humpback whale descending
Beluga whale exhaling
Cuddle of walruses, Smeerenburg
Arctic textures, Eidembukta
My first polar bear sighting. On the way to shore in zodiacs we spotted this polar bear swimming. After about 30 minutes it reached shore. We stayed just offshore for a bit and then departed as it showed signs of stress due to our presence. Our guide Morten Jørgensen, an expert on polar bears and their conservation, had taught us about them. It was very moving to be so close to this polar bear in its Svalbard home.
Kaleidoscopic rocks, Eidembukta
Cheerful rock, Eidembukta