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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

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.