Napoleon

South Georgia, 2018

I hoped that one day we would be treated to some miserable conditions in South Georgia as snowfall can add character to an image and endorse a sense of place. We certainly got our day and luckily this King Penguin group obliged with this vignette. The lead guy has a Napoleon look about him – it was “his way or the highway”. The topography of the beach lent to the composition and offered some depth to the narrative.

AVAILABLE SIZES:

LARGE - Edition of 12

Image: 50" x 99"
Framed: 65” x 114”

STANDARD - Edition of 12

Image: 33" x 65"
Framed: 48" x 80”

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All You Need Is Love

The Falklands, 2018

The Falklands are windy most of the time – it is the islands’ most marked characteristic. There is a beach about 3 hours drive from Stanley that offers photographers every chance to play with the wind and use it to their advantage. The only problem, however, is that sand gets everywhere, including inside the camera. Lying on the ground in the face of the sand storm is not the most comfortable of experiences – but it was necessary for the perspective.
The evening that I took this image the light was full and this allowed me to get more textural detail than I ever have in a penguin image. Cameras and lenses also continue to improve and this is evident in this simple image. King Penguins have both beauty and stature and my intent was to capture just that.

AVAILABLE SIZES:

LARGE - Edition of 12

Image: 56" x 56"
Framed: 71” x 71”

STANDARD - Edition of 12

Image: 37" x 37"
Framed: 52" x 52”

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Wise Guys

South Georgia, 2018

I took this early on in the trip and I kept referring back to it because it has character and the lead players are pin sharp. Penguins head on offer a different perspective and a ground position – as always – adds stature to the subject. There was no depth of field available that day and the vast majority of the images were cluttered and messy – except, thankfully, this one.
They look a cohesive unit and there is a touch of menace to their swagger. They are clearly the wise guys of the beach. The penguin on the right may have watched the odd Joe Pesci movie. “You think I’m funny?”