Edward Shaw

Eduardo Shaw has travelled widely as a naturalist and guide. For the past 34 years he has lived with his family in northwestern Patagonia, working as a teacher and in community projects before returning to expedition ships. Eduardo is deeply committed to the principles behind sustainable development. He is happily married and the father of five children. 

Eduardo began his expedition cruise adventures on the first expedition ship ever built, the Lindblad Explorer, or The Little Red Ship, as she was lovingly known. During the two years he worked on her he travelled around the world one and a half times. The first places he visited are the ones he most returns to: the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica. Although Eduardo has no favorite destination, believing that each place holds something special, his love for Antarctica goes back to childhood, when his mother used to read him stories of the explorers. The stories led to a dream which was fulfilled in 1976 when he went there for the first time, and he counts himself privileged to continue returning year after year to this fascinating part of the planet.

Eduardo is rapidly approaching 100 expeditions to The Ice, and each time feels there are new things to be discovered and experienced, which leave him in awe of this wondrous place - the pristine beauty of its ice, the resilience of its creatures and plants, and the stories of explorers and scientists who ventured there still captivate him after so many years.