Everything Polar
Feel free to Contact me if you have any questions about visiting the polar regions. I have worked on board a number of expedition ships for
a number of Antarctic expedition operators as a naturalist, photographer, lecturer and zodiac driver over the past four years. I have also
worked in Svalbard and undertaken two private expeditions to Greenland including a ski crossing of the Greenland icecap in 2005.
Check out the Australian Antarctic Division's website and if you make it to Hobart take the leisurely drive south to Kingston to check out the
Antarctic display at AAD headquarters. The AAD site is filled with fantastic information for scientists, kids and Antarcticians generally.
Track a polar bear
Check out the state of sea ice at various locations in Antarctica at the BOM
Check out the extent of sea ice in Svalbard at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
Photo & Video Links
Check out the work of Canadian wildlife photogrpaher Mark Freedman and fellow polar fanatic Michael Gatehouse at
I shoot with Nikon.
Check out Eucalypt Productions website and the award winning Aussie Alps "freeheeling" film "Winter Dreaming"
Check out the website of photographer, artist and award winning writer, Alasdair McGregor. Alasdair recently took out the coveted National
Biography Prize for his book Grand Obsessions, The Life and Work of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. Keep an eye out for
Alasdair's latest book, Antarctica: that sweep of savage splendour, a fine Antarctic Anthology including some images contributed by yours
truly.
Check out the work of Australian wildlife artist extraordinaire Brett Jarrett. Brett is responsible for the remarkably accurate and detailed
wildlife illustrations in "A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife".
Check out 2041.
Cool Causes
Albatross Conservation - Robert Cushman Murphy once famously said: "I have joined a higher band of mortals for I have now seen the
albatross." Anyone who has seen the giant Wandering Albatross sweep effortlessly in 40 knot winds across the vast expanses of the
Southern Ocean or heard the call of the gorgeous Light-Mantled Sooty Albatross from a cliff-top in South Georgia will know exactly what Mr
Murphy meant.
Fred Hollows Foundation - There is no greater gift than restoring preventable blindness. The Fred Hollows Foundation works to prevent
unnecessary blindness. Remarkably the Foundation has restored sight to over 1 million people since its inception.