Charlie Summers / Sedna IV yacht, a 51-meter, three masted, steel-hulled sailing schooner, anchored in Arthur Bay at Palmer Station, Antarctica. January.

Charlie Summers / ONORA 19 meter cutter ship, anchored outside, Palmer Station, Antarctica. January 2006.

Matthias Breiter / Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) male, Palmer Station, Antarctica

Matthias Breiter / Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) females on beach, Palmer Station, Antarctica

Matthias Breiter / Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) yawning, Palmer Station, Antarctica

Matthias Breiter / Blue-eyed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps), Palmer Station, Antarctica

Norbert Wu / Plunderfish (Harpagifer sp) camouflaged amid seaweed, Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Norbert Wu / Giant Antarctic Isopod (Glyptonotus antarcticus), Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Norbert Wu / Antarctic Sun Starfish (Labidiaster annulatus), Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Norbert Wu / Brittle Star (Ophionotus victoriae) trying to defend itself against Antarctic Sun Starfish (Labidiaster annulatus), Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Norbert Wu / Sea Snail (Nacella concinna) on Brown Algae (Cystosphaera jacquinotii) blade, Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Norbert Wu / Brown Algae (Cystosphaera jacquinotii) pneumatocysts and blades, Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica