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Dr Andrew Peacock shares favourite images from stranded Australasian Antarctic Expedition - Dec 2013
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Andrew Peacock/REX (3535711n)
Zodiac cruising around icebergs and pack ice. Australasian Antarctic Expedition. www.spiritofmawson.com
The Beauty Of Being Stranded In The Antarctic
It was the story that made headlines around the world as an expedition found itself stuck in Antarctic waters just before Christmas.
Reports of the eventual rescue after ten days stranded in pack ice were aided by the vibrant photography of expedition doctor Andrew Peacock.
Now, having arrived safely back in Queensland, Australia, on Wednesday (29 Jan), Dr Peacock has had time to reflect on his experience and select some of his favourite photographs from the expedition.
The 46-year-old was a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) on board the M.V. Akademik Shokalskiy, a chartered Russian vessel beset in ice on 23 December.
Chinese Icebreaker Xue Long was unable to forge a path to extricate the Shokalskiy, but was able to send a helicopter to evacuate passengers to the Australian ship Aurora Australis.
Dr Peacock's pictures range from playful images of crew interaction with adelie penguins to a stunning artistic capture of the vessel's path through an "iceberg alley".
Speaking from his Queensland home, Dr Peacock explains: "I was asked to be the AAE doctor by a climbing friend, Greg Mortimer, one of Australia's most lauded mountaineers. In addition to working in expedition medicine and as an A&E and GP locum, I am an adventure travel photographer and as usual - and deliberately - on these trips I 'morph' into the expedition photographer, giving instruction and talks on photography to the clients.
"Being an expedition doctor can be a thankless task because I'm only useful when things go wrong and nobody wants that to happen so it's always been seen as a good thing to have another useful skill to add to the mix so that I can always be of use to client...
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