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LUKE TINGLEY

THE PURSUIT BEGINS

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A vast king penguin colony spread across the meltwater channels and grassy flats of Salisbury Plain, seen from a tussock slope above, with an expedition ship anchored in the bay beyond under gray cloud.

Colonization

South Georgia

A line of king penguins walking across a gray stony beach below a rocky slope covered in tussac grass, with one more penguin standing apart near a patch of snow.

Kings on their way somewhere.

South Georgia

A group of gentoo penguins porpoising through choppy grey water, two of them clear of the surface mid-leap, off St Andrews Bay, South Georgia.

Attack Formation

South Georgia

Five king penguins walking single file along a gravel beach past a bull elephant seal roaring with its mouth open, with another seal resting behind them and brown hills across the bay.

Perp Walk

South Georgia

Three fur seals peering out of tall tussac grass below snow-streaked rocky slopes.

Fur seals in the tussac.

South Georgia

Gentoo penguins nesting on a snowy, tussac-covered hillside above a blue bay, with an expedition ship at anchor, a zodiac's wake, and icebergs scattered to the horizon.

Gentoos above Cooper Bay.

South Georgia

High view over Cooper Bay, with a small ship anchored in deep blue water, Cooper Island offshore, a snow-streaked ridge and dark beach in the foreground, and dozens of icebergs out to the horizon.

Cooper Bay from the summit.

South Georgia

A small group of king penguins standing together on snow at Right Whale Bay, South Georgia.

The Kings of South Georgia

South Georgia

Large white icebergs on the horizon under gray, misty skies, with dark, wind-whipped waves in the foreground.

First icebergs on the way to South Georgia.

The Crossing to South Georgia

Rain-streaked window looking out on the ship's green bow deck, with a white railing, a red life ring, and gray fog over the sea.

The view most of the way.

The Crossing to South Georgia

Panorama from the ship's upper deck of passengers in bright jackets lining the bow, watching a distant iceberg on a rough, dark blue sea under heavy clouds.

Everyone out on deck once the ice showed up.

The Crossing to South Georgia

Snow-streaked peaks rising above tussock-covered hills at Salisbury Plain, with a long dark line of thousands of king penguins along the beach at the water's edge.

Salisbury Plain, South Georgia. Look at the beach.

The Crossing to South Georgia

Emerald Lake lodge glowing at dusk, its lights reflected in still water below dark forest.

Night Falls Softly. Emerald Lake, 2006.

This Isn't for Me

Workshop photographers with tripods lined up on the Moraine Lake rock pile, peaks hidden in cloud.

Waiting at Moraine Lake. The clouds stayed.

This Isn't for Me

Red, blue, and yellow canoes at the edge of Moraine Lake in fog, slightly out of focus.

Out of focus.

This Isn't for Me

Golden larches around a still tarn on Opabin Plateau under fresh snow and low cloud.

Opabin Plateau. Almost.

This Isn't for Me

A waterfall dropping into a turquoise pool in a narrow gorge, with a spruce on the canyon lip.

Steadfast

This Isn't for Me

Underwater camera housing with a large dome port, monitor, and GoPro, on a table indoors.

My underwater camera housing.

Inside the Housing

Rear of an underwater camera housing with handles, a monitor, and a GoPro, on a table indoors.

The back.

Inside the Housing

A bull orca stalking a herring bait ball in shallow blue water near Tromsø, Norway, with surface light above and the rocky bottom below.

Shadows Drift

Inside the Housing

Light beams cutting through mist among mossy forest trees in Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon.

Mystery of You

Better Than a Postcard

Light beams cutting through mist among mossy forest trees in Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon.

Mystery of You

Better Than a Postcard

Calla lilies fill a coastal valley at sunset, with high surf on the Pacific at Big Sur, California.

Hearts of the Innocent

Better Than a Postcard

Peyto Lake under fresh snow from the viewpoint above it, Banff National Park, Alberta, with light breaking over the turquoise water.

Sound of Silence

Better Than a Postcard

The Maroon Bells reflected in a still lake at dawn, Colorado.

Quiet Reverence

Better Than a Postcard

Mother and calf humpback, Silverbank Dominican Republic.

Humpbacks - Silverbank, Dominican Republic - 2023

The Year That Changed the Math

A humpback whale calf swimming near the surface in clear blue water at Silver Bank, Dominican Republic, with sun rays and a long white pectoral fin extended.

In Defense of Dreams

The Year That Changed the Math

Alaskan brown bear forages for food in a coastal inlet near Lake Clark national park in Alaska.

Alaskan brown bear forages for food in a coastal inlet.

The Year That Changed the Math

An orca swimming close to the camera in bright blue water just below the surface, herring scattered through the frame, northern Norway fjords.

Arctic Assassin

The Year That Changed the Math

A wave breaking along a beach at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, with elephant seals hauled out behind it and a long line of king penguins on the rise above, all seen through falling snow.

Another Day in Paradise

The Year That Changed the Math

Ridgleline in the fog near the summit of Mt Temple in Banff - Canadian Rockies

Ridgeline on Mt Temple - Canadian Rockies

The Year That Changed the Math

Pink sunrise light on the blue water of Lake Tahoe beside Bonsai Rock, with snow-capped Sierra Nevada peaks across the lake.

Pastel Shores

Why the Pursuit Begins

A subalpine meadow of lupine below conifers at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, with morning light on lifting fog.

Fell Into a Dream

Why the Pursuit Begins

Snow-capped Mt. Sneffels above gold and green aspens with low mist, San Juan Mountains, Colorado.

Breath of Heaven

Why the Pursuit Begins

A bull orca stalking a herring bait ball in shallow blue water near Tromsø, Norway, with surface light above and the rocky bottom below.

Shadows Drift

Why the Pursuit Begins

Monte Trumbull in Colorado aspens, 2019

Monte Trumbull - Colorado 2019

Why the Pursuit Begins

cascade over red sandstone on the approach to The Subway in Zion, framed by peak-yellow cottonwoods and fallen leaves.

Autumn Dreams

Why the Pursuit Begins

Wide view of a calm lake under pink altocumulus, with a short vertical band of rainbow standing above the far treeline.

Falling Rainbows

Where It Started

Sunset over a northern lake, orange and pink cloud reflected in flat water, dry reed stems silhouetted across the foreground.

After the Rain

Where It Started

Low sun breaking through spruce at the edge of a still boreal creek, lily pads across the water and marsh grass leaning in from the near bank.

Lake 3 Portage

Where It Started

Sunset over the ocean from a rocky lava shoreline, a wave breaking white across the rocks, a sailboat small on the horizon.

What was I thinking here...?

Where It Started

Dusk above a cloud layer from a volcano summit road, two distant peaks breaking the horizon, red cinder slope in the foreground.

Still learning...

Where It Started

Sunset light glowing on low clouds blowing through Kalalau Valley, with the green ridges of the Na Pali coast and a view down to the ocean.

Ashes of Eden

Where It Started

Calm water over a shallow reef at Ke'e Beach, Kauai, with the Na Pali cliffs and a blue and pink pre-dawn sky.

Blueprint for Living

Where It Started

South GeorgiaNovember 1, 2026 · PolarI went to South Georgia for the king penguins. I got them, along with elephant seals, fur seals, a lot of noise, and a smell nobody warns you about.
The Crossing to South GeorgiaOctober 25, 2026 · PolarTwo and a half rough days at sea from the Falklands to South Georgia. Then the icebergs, the mountains, and the penguins.
This Isn't for MeOctober 19, 2026 · High CountryMy first photo workshop, Banff, fall 2006. By the first night I was standing on a bank by the highway, deciding photography wasn't for me.
Inside the HousingOctober 11, 2026 · The FathomsPeople ask how I get a picture underwater. I show them a photo of the rig, and then the questions start.
Better Than a PostcardOctober 3, 2026 · The PursuitPeople ask what I’m after out there. I’m looking for something better than a postcard.
The Year That Changed the MathSeptember 27, 2026 · The PursuitIn 2023 I left the job, chased Firefall and humpbacks, lost two people who mattered more than the work ever did, and took my dad to Antarctica. Two years later the journal is the first step. And so, the pursuit begins.
Why the Pursuit BeginsSeptember 20, 2026 · The PursuitPhotography, for me, has always been about what’s around the next corner, over the next horizon, or what the conditions might bring tomorrow.
Where It StartedSeptember 11, 2026 · The PursuitBefore any of the trips that look like the work now, there was a gallery in Ely I couldn't stay out of. That's where it began.