Gallery/eng – NO POLAR BEARS

Where an Antarctic Dream
Took Flight

Trip to Antarctica — Voyage to Antarctica

exploration of new world — Exploration of new world

A Land to Explore

A glacial realm beneath the white polar sun

scientist in antarctica — Ukrainian scientist in Antarctica

Unknown Underwater World Antarctica — Unknown underwater world

The Continent of Timeless Nature

Where Nature is Supreme

Sky in Antarctica — Bridging Earth and Sky

Nature prevails in Antarctica — Nature prevails

visiting a penguin colony — Visiting a penguin colony

Nature's checkerboard — Nature’s checkerboard

Senses of Antarctica

To know Antarctica intimately is to know its scent and its touch. A tiny stretch of water or land, seen up close, might not overwhelm like the sweeping view. Yet, it’s etched in memory when your hand slips into the cold water, faintly sticky with brine, and your fingers meet the fleeting shards and fragments of ice as the swift motorboat speeds along.

the eternal narrative of the ocean and islands, unchanged for millennia — The eternal narrative of the ocean and islands, unchanged for millennia

A Realm of Ancient Nature Facing The Perils of Climate Change

Read about climate change

Sounds of Antarctica

Sounds, however, are ever-present in that place. They exist in daylight and darkness, near and far. They feel like they weave together all other sensations. Approach an iceberg closely, and you’ll hear the water lapping; gaze at the ice mountains from the island’s peak, and the distant roar of the ocean reaches you.

subantarctic fur seals Antarctica — Fur seals on Deception island

penguin colony antarctica — Penguin colony

the whale antarctica — The world’s largest and most majestic creature

Colours of Antarctica

However, Antarctica’s unique quality is this: it’s as if nature, playing with the building blocks of the world, a vast LEGO set, chose to use only a select few types of pieces and colors. And with these, it created something exceptionally elegant here.

Antarctica first view — First view of Antarctica

Rock shapes of Antarctica — First view of Antarctica

Navigating Antarctica’s Shores

The waters of the Antarctic are like the river Styx, which separates the terrestrial and underground worlds, the world of the living and the dead. It could be crossed by boat with a guide. But Antarctica is the opposite to the underground kingdom of Hades. It is cold and beautiful, but sometimes it seems just the same magically impregnable.
— Markiyan Prokhasko

Yacht reaching volcanic island — Yacht Selma reaching Deception island

Antarctic tourism — Cruise liner in Antarctica

The next island, a breath across our silent Styx

The Oneness of Water, Sky, and Ice

The captain antarctica yacht selma — The captain

Across the Southern Ocean — The Southern Ocean

A human amidst ice and the frozen landscape

Presence in Antarctica countries — Presence

Lemaire Channel antarctica — Lemaire Channel

Remarkable icebergs antarctica — Remarkable icebergs

The tender embrace of Antarctic grey…

Antarctica: a Dreamer’s
Destination

What’s The Draw of it All?
It’s about the dreamers who seek the planet’s edge and the stars beyond.

Penguin Peeks: A Little Sneak Peek at Antarctic Life

Borderlands of the Globe: First Steps on the Ice

Engineering Human Presence in Antarctica

The Edge of Civilisation

Echoes of Humanity: Tracing History in The Antarctic Ice

Imagine an unprecedented landscape, a touch barren, a touch enigmatic, bordering on the surreal. There, in a volcanic crater that feels like a pirate’s hideaway, in the early winter’s taste of summer, your eyes first fall upon the shattered remains of human endeavor from a hundred years past. Whalers, by their very nature, were figures outside the ordinary. Yet, this could be a glimpse into a rudimentary lunar settlement of the near future. And all this on the very first day, the very first island.

abandoned old whaling oil tanks Deception island antarctica — Abandoned old whaling oil tanks

Time stands still in this panoramic view of Deception Island, where the stark beauty of a quasi-extraterrestrial landscape meets the enduring evidence of human activity.

These abandoned old whaling oil tanks, scattered along the shore, echo a chapter of history now fading into the dramatic, otherworldly scenery of our own planet.

An Unexpected Repository of Historical Heritage, a Landscape Dotted With Sites Unlike Any Other

Enterprise island Antarctica — Enterprise island

Enterprise island Antarctica Water boats — Water boat, Enterprise island

Port Lockroy Museum Antarctica — Port Lockroy Museum

Port Lockroy's mess hall — Port Lockroy’s mess hall

Antarctic kitchen, Antarctic cuisine — Antarctic kitchen

Tools of Antarctic exploration and discovery

Note: Watch this video about Wordie House Antarctic museum with English subtitles.

Antarctica: For All Humankind

Plants in Antarctica, Flora of Antarctica

Antarctic plant life, Survival of plants in Antarctica

Antarctic plant life, Antarctic vegetation

Oh, the cuteness! A penguin having a drink

Unusual icebergs Antarctica, Icebergs with caves Antarctica

Vernadsky Station: An Iconic Center of Antarctic Science And History, Formerly Known as Faraday

The central hallway at Vernadsky Station.

The generator building — A building housing the generators

Rear dock access to the station Vernadsky Antarctica — The pathway from the rear pier to the station

superior mirage antarctica, antarctic mirages — Superior mirage

In the sunset light Antarctica — In the sunset light

Ukrainian scientists at Vernadsky Station, Antarctica, — Ukrainian scientists at Vernadsky Station, Antarctica

Leisure time at the Faraday Bar, Vernadsky Station, Antarctica.

A panoramic view of Vernadsky Station Antarctica

Cold Marine Antarctica

An overwhelming sense of freedom took hold. It was as if the story of the Count of Monte Cristo had burst forth and enveloped me – the moment when the hero, embarking on his magnificent yacht into the boundless sea after years of suffering. All of this surrounding environment felt like something from another dimension trying to break into my existence. I reflected: even if I were to turn back this very moment, I have already seen so much, received so much, that I couldn’t have even seriously imagined just a few short months ago.

— MARKIYAN PROKHASKO

whales in the Southern Ocean — Majestic whales amidst the vastness of the Southern Ocean

Immerse yourself in the audio version of the “Well, this is Antarctica” chapter from Markiyan Prokhasko’s “The Dream of Antarctica,” voiced by Serhii Trukhimovych.

Reminder: English subtitles are available – please turn them on.

The Land of Adventure

It’s hard to wrap your head around it: in the uninhabited wilderness, two captains of two vessels met purely by chance, and following a day packed with adventures, they decided to dine together.

— MARKIYAN PROKHASKO