In December, he traveled to Antarctica on vacation with his family. He brought his camera gear to photograph the glaciers, ice, and penguins. They saw countless icebergs, but only one revealed its stunning underside—the famed 90% that's typically below the surface.
Icebergs are generally white, as you often see in pictures. However, this particular iceberg had recently flipped over and showcased a striking alien-green color. It resembled a parked spacecraft more than a floating iceberg.
He took these photos from a Zodiac, allowing him to get relatively close. There's always a risk of the iceberg flipping back over, so they couldn't approach too closely. He used a 16-35mm lens on his Canon 5D Mark II, which provided the versatility to capture the iceberg from various angles.
From an artistic standpoint, the photos are beautiful, but their real appeal lies in the subject itself rather than his photography skills. He was fortunate to be there to capture it. Even with an iPhone, you would have gotten amazing shots of this iceberg.
Alex Cornell is a director at Moonbase in San Francisco. You can take a look at her Instagram!
