On our last morning in the Svalbard fjords, we spent a lot of time looking at some massive glaciers. On this morning we were also getting some sunlight occasionally through the clouds lighting up the mountains. I took the following panorama from the deck of the ship with a long lens. I didn’t think much… Read More Ice Cave
After icebergs we returned to the fjords in the north of Spitsbergen island. I woke up early, as usual, and went up on deck to see what there was to see. I could see land in the distance, but on the other side of the boat the sun was shining bright and there were seabirds… Read More A Return to the Fjords
The eastern most island in Svalbard is Kvitøya, or the White Island. There has never been a settlement there and the island is generally left to the polar bears and annoying tourists these days, but the island does play a key part in a notable historical event that began in the late 19th century in… Read More A Passage to Kvitøya, the White Island
In addition to polar bears, another large mammal that is common to Svalbard is the walrus. I saw walruses multiple times on my trip, but the most significant time was when we took a zodiac ride close to the shore of a small island where a large herd was hanging out. This was a mornings… Read More Walrus
On my Svalbard expedition, we did multiple excursions to see one of the main features of the landscape: ice. Ice in the form of icebergs and glaciers. And after the morning of being harassed by birds, we loaded up into the zodiacs and headed for the ice to look around. I don’t get to shoot… Read More Ice, Ice, and More Ice
In Longyearbyen I boarded a ship that would sail around Svalbard and into the Arctic Ocean over the course of ten days. The ship was designed around expeditions for adventure tourism, I guess you might say. There are cabins as you might expect, as well as a dining room, lecture theater, a couple of bars… Read More Fjords and Icebergs
Jason Frels 