Visit to Another Planet
Photographing Antarctica: What to expect, what to bring
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12 min readJul 11, 2023
In 2022, I was lucky enough to visit two of the world’s most famous and most photographed locations: Antarctica and Machu Picchu. This is the first of two articles describing what I encountered as an amateur photographer — how the reality differed from my expectations, and what recommendations I can offer to other amateurs visiting these extraordinary places.
My trips to both places were not a high-end, dedicated photo expeditions. They were typical tours available to any…
