Chapter 05 · The Archive

What we record cannot be recorded again.

Field photography from the Znosko campaigns, organized as it was captured - no retouching, no stock feeling.

The glacier front

The Znosko glacier front intact, moments before a section collapses into the sea — Before the collapse

The glacier ice front collapsing into the sea, spray rising from the impact — The collapse

Vertical striations on a steep ice cliff, seen from above — Ice cliff

The textured, crevassed surface of the glacier from above — Crevassed surface

A glacial moulin, a dark meltwater shaft seen from directly above — Meltwater shaft

A turquoise meltwater lagoon at the glacier margin, seen from above — Meltwater lagoon

The expedition

Three researchers in red jackets roped together, traversing the glacier surface — Roped traverse

Silhouettes of the team on a ridge, glacier in the background — The team on the ridge

Helicopter on the landing pad at the base — Helicopter on the pad

Research vessel seen from directly above on turquoise water — Research vessel

Aerial view of the Machu Picchu base and study area — Machu Picchu base

The base silhouetted against the sea at sunset — Base at sunset

Life at the edge

A penguin colony on the coastline, seen from above — Penguin colony

A single penguin beside an iceberg — Penguin and iceberg

A group of seals on the shore, seen from directly above — Seals

Antarctic moss and lichen in rare colour on bare rock — Moss and lichen

The scale

Aerial view of a turquoise lagoon meeting dark volcanic rock on the Antarctic coastline — Lagoon and rock

The frozen sea surface, seen from above — Frozen sea

A member of the expedition team holding the mission flag on a ridge, glacier behind, backlit — Flag on the ridge

Helicopter in flight over the base during the 2020 campaign — Helicopter over base

Every campaign adds to this record.

Meet the Expedition