Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick pair, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) mother feeding chick, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) family, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) parent with chick, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) pair courting, Southern Thule, South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica

Ingo Arndt / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) pair courting, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Flip de Nooyer / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) two downy chicks standing together in nesting colony, Antarctica

Konrad Wothe / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) parents with chick, Antarctica

Tui De Roy / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) pair with chick, Atka Bay, Princess Martha Coast, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Tui De Roy / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) pair with chick, Atka Bay, Princess Martha Coast, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Tui De Roy / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) parents greeting chick, Atka Bay, Princess Martha Coast, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) mother with two chicks, Neko Harbor, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) pair courting, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) family, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick with parent, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) pair, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) parent feeding chick, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) parent with chick, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick with parents, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Blue-eyed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps) pair courting, Cockburn Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Blue-eyed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps) pair courting, Cockburn Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Blue-eyed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps) pair courting, Cockburn Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) family, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) pair, Neumayer Station, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) family, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) pair courting, Southern Thule, South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) pair on the beach, South Georgia, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) pair courting, Campbell Island, Antarctica

Ingo Arndt / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) pair courting, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Winfried Wisniewski / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) couple with chick, Antarctica

Konrad Wothe / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) parents with chick, Antarctica

Gerry Ellis / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) parent with two chicks on nest, Antarctica Peninsula, Antarctica

Norbert Wu / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) three seeking rookery, may walk 100 miles to reach rookery, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) pair on ice, Paulet Island, Antarctica

Jan Vermeer / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

Konrad Wothe / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) parents with chicks, Antarctica