Set against the backdrop of a dusted pink sky, the icebergs almost glowed with an eerie luminescence.
In the pastel shimmer of dusk, the world seemed perfectly still.
Conservation photographerCristina Mittermeierhas dedicated her career to theprotection of the natural world.
Set against the backdrop of a dusted pink sky, the icebergs almost glowed with an eerie luminescence. Glacial structures like these form and break away from Antarctica’s sprawling ice shelf, drifting out from their fortresses into the water like sentinels scouting the open ocean. In the pastel shimmer of dusk, the world seemed perfectly still. But I knew deep beneath these icy giants was a symphony of frozen crystals forming and shattering; the silent call of the polar South.
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The evening sun catches the misty haze lingering over the glassy, icy waters of the Antarctic Peninsula.
A humpback whale graces us ever so briefly with her presence before diving deep back under the dark sea.
The evening sun catches the misty haze lingering over the glassy, icy waters of the Antarctic Peninsula. A humpback whale graces us ever so briefly with her presence before diving deep back under the dark sea.
What have been the biggest successes and challenges for ocean conservation in 2023?
What are the biggest changes you’ve seen there in your latest trip?
The changes that are easy to see are the dislodging of enormous blocks of ice from the continental shelf.
Crabeater seal
Nature is the greatest architect.
As the ocean heats up we risk losing these beautiful and critical creations of nature.
It’s still sometimes difficult for individuals to see how they can effect change to reverse the climate trend.
Nature is the greatest architect. This is just one the many examples of the stunning configurations of ice and water to be found across the southern continents' oceans. As the ocean heats up we risk losing these beautiful and critical creations of nature.
What do you recommend to those people who feel like they can’t make a difference on their own?
Nobody is making a difference on their own.
We all need to do more, and we all need to donate more to environmental efforts.
A Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea)glides through the snowy skies of the Drygalski Fjord in Antarctica. These graceful birds rely on the sea ice for hunting and rest while on the open sea.
Environment and climate remain the most underfunded causes in the United States.
A Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea)glides through the snowy skies of the Drygalski Fjord in Antarctica.
These graceful birds rely on the sea ice for hunting and rest while on the open sea.
CCAMLR 2023 just wrapped up.
What are your biggest takeaways from what happened there?
What’s on your list creatively and as an activist for the new year?
