Stretching 11 kilometers between the Antarctic Peninsula and Booth Island, the Lemaire Channel is one of the most dramatic waterways on Earth, lined with sheer glacier-draped cliffs that rise sharply from near-freezing water filled with drifting ice. If you are shooting from a zodiac or expedition vessel, work the reflections constantly since calm conditions turn the channel into a perfect mirror, doubling the scale of everything around you. A telephoto lens in the 100-400mm range lets you isolate calving glacier faces and distant icebergs, while a wide angle captures the overwhelming verticality of the cliffs closing in on either side. Overcast light is actually your friend here, softening the harsh Antarctic sun and bringing out the deep blues and greens of the ice. Position yourself low and near the waterline when possible to emphasize scale and keep ice fragments in your foreground. (Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica)
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