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Just returned from a late-winter expedition around the Svalbard Archipelago with the M/S Freya. Astounding quality of light, sea ice and wildlife encounters. Here's my favorite shot of the trip, taken with a wide-angle lens - a curious walrus that surfaced about 2 meters in front of my face on a calm, wintery evening. Love the Arctic, love the sea ice.
Now in Gothenburg, Sweden for a week until it's time for the next adventure. I'll be posting along the way on Instagram at @acacia.johnson. See you there!

Tomorrow I head back to Antarctica for another month, working as a photography guide and lecturer aboard the m/v Ocean Diamond with Quark Expeditions.
Here's a stunning iceberg we observed earlier this season, at the Ukrainian Vernadsky Research Base on the Antarctic Peninsula. In 47 expeditions to the Polar Regions, I've seen a lot of icebergs, but this one stood out to me - the shape, the height (it was massive), and the dark clouds behind. What's more, the Ukrainians were amazing hosts and even opened their bar for us, where they serve home-made vodka.

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