thomasjmitchell

Singing your heart out!

It isn't everyday you have the opportunity to travel, especially days of late in global COVID times. Not to mention that even now as the world begins to reopen,...

puppy eyes and a floppy ear

lets face it, most people who have a heart fall in love with puppies quite quickly. The colour of the eyes can help those individuals fall a little quicker than...

puppy playing with his reflection

Puppies are an entertaining element to add to a household, which recently I have welcomed into my home. These moments with the little guy have been great most o...

early morning landscapes

Something that can be challenging when transiting open oceans is being able to get enough sleep, to rest. At times the movement of the ship amongst the waves ca...

Being at sea

Being at sea can be relaxing and mesmerising, yet for some it can be nothing short of nauseating with a side anxiety. I am lucky and grateful to be not the latt...

sunsets with icebergs

Well, the antarctic season is well underway with many of my colleagues and friends currently on various ships exploring the peaceful continent of Antarctica. Sa...

black and white landscapes

It has been almost 6 months since I have posted anything on Hive, which I do apologise for not posting more consistency of late. However, not to sound ungratefu...

midnight light

summer time down on the most southern continent in the world means that there is typically a lot of light and not a lot of darkness. This gives you a lot of opp...

from the water level

I do thoroughly enjoy interacting with orca and other marine mammals from small vessels. A big reason for this is the perspective you get when you are closer to...

I never seem to tire of these encounters

It has been a few years, since I have really gone through all of my photos. One by one and really attempted at editing the different encounters that I have expe...

Icy and rugged landscape

mornings can be tough sometimes, especially, when it is your 50th day in a row at work. However, it is hard not to jump out of bed when your office looks someth...

A ruler of the kingdom or trying to fly?

I swear somedays that these adorable little guys still think they can fly. It is quite common that when they stand ashore, they will lift their beak to the sky ...

like a missile

Penguins do really have a streamline body, which no doubt aids them in their ability to swim, forage and escape potential predators. You really get a good look ...

tracking a giant

How can you not find a whale? Do you know how big they are? Can be some sort of a typical question when you are taking people from the public out onto the ocean...

the classic pose

This little guy was quite the photogenic adorable Adelie penguin. I didn't realise how many photographs I took of him, until I went through the entire series. N...

Mother Nature is the best artist

I am sure that all of us at some point have laid on their back staring at the sky, watching clouds and seeing various different shapes, objects and animals. The...

just minding my own business

Here I was minding my own business, sitting in my zodiac, watching/offering standby support for a group of kayakers in Antarctica. When a large humpback decided...

accepting wild to be wild

The pesky thing about wild animals is that they are indeed wild animals. It is quite the transparent statement, which some individuals may scoff at due to its o...

A crowded swim

swimming in summer seems to be one of the most popular things to do. Whether it be at a lake, river, dam, beach or public swimming pool. It is a great way to co...

cute yet feisty

South Georgia is by all means stunning in natural beauty. Whether it be the incredible quantity of life that flock there during the summer breeding period or th...