This week, our field staff in Antarctica continued to report extraordinary emperor penguin sightings. Other amazing photos from the field this week include architecture in Cambodia, a spectacular sunset in Baja California, and photos of guests having incredible adventures in all the places we're currently exploring. Get Inspired By Photos, Videos, Webinars, Stories, And Exclusive Offers. Sign Up
Sailing the Caribbean aboard Sea Cloud, February 12, 2024
The view of the bay from the fort is truly spectacular. —Andrew Peacock, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Vietnam and Cambodia: Along The Mekong River, including Angkor and Saigon, February 13, 2024
The structure in this photo is known as a stupa, which means relic preserver. The stupa on the Royal Palace grounds contains the ashes of a Cambodian King. The original stupas were made to preserve the ashes of Buddha, who died in 483BC. —Steve Morello, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent, February 15, 2024
Guests get (almost) eye level with the stately representative of the largest penguin species in the world. —James Hyde, Undersea Specialist
Baja California: Among the Great Whales, February 15, 2024
The real showstopper during our La Paz fiesta was an amazing sunset. —Megan Wehrenberg, Naturalist/Expedition Diver (Photo by Tiffany Marino, Wellness Specialist)
Epic Antarctica: From the Peninsula to the Ross Sea & Beyond, February 16, 2024
A lone emperor penguin watches as we pass. —Rich Kirchner, Naturalist
Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent, February 16, 2024
One of the many beautiful icebergs near Devil Island. —Eric Guth, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Wild Baja California Escape: The Whales of Magdalena Bay, February 16, 2024
A gray whale sticking its rostrum out of the water to take a look at our guests. The foggy backdrop of Bahia de Almejas set the tone for a wonderful day on the water. —Melissa Heres
Galápagos Aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, February 18, 2024
Get low, get the light, wait until the nose goes up…what cooperative subjects we have here on the islands. Perfect time of day to be out and about. —Cindy Manning, Expedition Leader
Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands, February 19, 2024
A guest drawing the black-browed albatross colony. —Maria Intxaustegi, Historian
Fiji and Beyond: Exploring the Rites and Relics of the Pacific, February 19, 2024
Detail of one of the Rom mask statues on display. —Karen Velas, Naturalist
Wild Galápagos Escape, February 19, 2024
Blue-footed booby taking a bath after plunge diving. They are incredible fishing birds, catching small fish such as sardines and salemas. They hunt in flocks, sometimes a few hundred of them, which is a spectacular event to see them diving for schools of fish. —Christian Saa, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Vietnam and Cambodia: Along The Mekong River, including Angkor and Saigon, February 20, 2024
The inner courtyard of the National Museum. —Michael Nolan, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Costa Rica and the Panama Canal, February 20, 2024
A group of scarlet macaws flew over the property. —Joshua Hall, Naturalist
Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands, February 21, 2024
Stanley’s Christ Church Cathedral sits at the bottom of the harbor’s front hill. Roofs made of ‘wiggly tin’ can be topped with a rubberized coating of nearly any color, so a view of the town is quite colorful. —Berit Solstad, Naturalist
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