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Time stood still for both of them, seemingly mesmerized by each other´s presence. The baby penguin ignored its food while my friend was lost to the world, unaware that I was photographing them. by: enplim Views[332]

The chinstrap penguin is one of the different species of penguin which is found the South Shetlands. Among all the local fauna, it was he who was more curious about my camera, approaching at a distance that I hardly could ever have imagined. by: carluscp Views[485]

The southern tip of South America is also the vast continents largest island and is known as Tierra del Fuego or 'Land of Fire'. It is separated from the mainland by Magellan's Strait, coined by the Portugese explorer Ferdinand Magellan when he was commissioned by the Spanish to lead exploration to the East Indies. To reach the Pacific Ocean from Europe he travelled across the Atlantic and found Magellan's Strait which enabled access to the Pacific without going down towards the treacherous waters off nearby Antarctica.

Being in such close proximity to Antarctica, at the time Magellan passed through Tierra del Fuego there would have been many colonies of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), which can grow to one metre tall. However, the waves of colonisation that ensued resulted in such pressure from humans on their populations from land clearing, development and even as food and for export, that none would remain in the not too distant future. In recent years, however, a colony has returned to a protected bay off the north-western coast of Tierra del Fuego, and while not yet remarkably successful they have managed to produce a few offspring.

This photograph was taken very early one morning and was the second time we had gone to observe the colony. On this occasion we were early enough that no other humans were around and the normally cautious penguins, which prefer to stay on the opposite side of a small river to their human observers, decided to cross the river en masse and explore their surrounds. We sat there, completely still, as troupes of them came right up to us, seemingly as curious about us as we were of them. These four came within metres of me and started singing a song while one of them turned around, seemingly to conduct their musical endeavour. Moments later they continued their exploration, however that moment is one that I will never forget. by: askdsn Views[710]

Stumbling Across the Banks Peninsula

NEW ZEALAND | Sun, 18 Jan 2015 | By wtarmstrong | Views [531]

There is a great scene at the end of the movie Charlie Wilson’s War in which a grizzled CIA agent played Phillip Seymour Hoffman (who was certainly one of the greatest actors of my generation and died way too soon) tells a story about unintended ... Read more >

Tags: ankle, banks, farm, new zealand, penguin, tour

Photos: Tierra del Fuego - Land of Fire

CHILE | Sun, 2 Nov 2014 | By askdsn | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

My name is Gus and I am a passionate explorer, tailor and photographer. As someone who has always loved to observe nature, discovering photography gave me the tools to focus on details and context that can sometimes be missed by observation alone. After ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship, chile, church, guanaco, king penguin, nature, penguin, south america, tierra del fuego, wildlife

Osaka Aquarium: Ocean, You Meet Whale Shark

JAPAN | Thu, 14 May 2009 | By kurenai | Views [5144] | Comments [1]

Well, that’s what it says on the front of the English brochure handed to me at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. Engrish at it’s best. During Golden Week (Japan’s spring break) one of my friends came over from Nagoya and we decided ... Read more >

Tags: aquarium, dolphins, fish, japan, jellyfish, kaiyukan, osaka, otters, penguin, shark