Alex Ingle

W.584 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Soft pink hues linger on the horizon, where distant icebergs drift in the fading light. The stillness of the water is broken only by the quiet rise and fall of passing whales, their dorsal fins gliding through the surface before slipping https://t.co/DFD6IaxY7m

W.583 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica A solitary hydroid (Corymorphidae) stands anchored to the seafloor, its delicate tentacles fanned out in the darkness. A distant relative of jellyfish and corals, this deep-sea cnidarian thrives in the frigid waters beneath the Antarctic https://t.co/9Be8sYVUqv

100 years. Today would have been my nan’s centenary—a milestone she only just missed, but one that speaks to a life long and full. She was sharp and strong-minded, knitted more blankets than we ever knew what to do with, and formed an unbreakable bond with her https://t.co/mVng8XUsUh

W.582 / West Antarctic Ice Sheet / Antarctica A world of ice and shadow—where the horizon stretches in cold monochrome, and icebergs rise like distant fortresses. Sheer walls catch the light, momentarily gleaming against the dark water, while above, a streak of blue carves https://t.co/1YN7Ucbo0V

W.582 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Shadows stretch and shift across the ice, sculpting fleeting works of art in light and form. A quiet moment to watch as the frozen world drifts past, ever-changing. https://t.co/gqucfl5aW4

W.581 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica A massive iceberg drifts through the stillness of the early hours, its surface illuminated by the endless golden light where sunset and sunrise merge. Shadows stretch and recede as the ice catches the glow—briefly transformed before the https://t.co/6kHbJfkujn

W.583 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga) rest on drifting ice, their sleek grey forms framed by the frozen blues and whites of the Antarctic. Despite their name, these seals feed almost entirely on krill, using specialised, interlocking https://t.co/n66ffXqLGt

W.583 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Hands steady, tweezers poised—scientists examine the intricate details of deep-sea life. From mollusks pried from rock surfaces to delicate corals, each specimen is handled with precision, revealing invaluable insights into Antarctica’s https://t.co/GhMOyHfkbr

W.584 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica A silent drifter from the deep—Stygiomedusa gigantea, the Phantom Jellyfish, moves with slow, spectral grace, its ribbon-like tentacles trailing up to 10 meters into the darkness. At 250 meters below, ROV SuBastian’s lights reveal its https://t.co/yoA7JJPN8L

W.582 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Turquoise waters shimmer beneath frozen seascapes, where icicles hang in delicate rows and arches frame shifting glimpses of the world beyond. On the horizon, drifting forms echo one another as ship and iceberg momentarily align. Beneath https://t.co/AfW8y5zVoY

W.583 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Crabeater seals slip through silky water with effortless grace, surfacing in smooth arcs before vanishing again in swirling eddies. A mist of exhaled breath lingers, bubbles rising and dissipating before the stillness returns. Despite https://t.co/McTDSOQ9UW

W.583 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Whale fins carve through still waters, shadows and light stretch across the ocean—lines etched into the seascape where ice meets open water. https://t.co/58uAQIGxmU

W.583 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Drifting by on frozen rafts and icy blue bergs, penguins move through a world of shifting ice. The sleek forms of Adélie and emperor penguins stand in sharp contrast to the blues and whites of the frozen landscape, where icicles hang from https://t.co/Aa4357VH8u

W.582 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Snow sweeps across R/V Falkor (too) as Cape Petrels carve through the storm, carried by the wind—perfectly at home in the Southern Ocean’s wild embrace. https://t.co/jCyQSaBMdK

W.587 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica As deep-sea samples reach the deck, the ship comes alive—anticipation in the hangar, coral subsampling in the main lab, and UV light experiments in the seawater lab revealing the first recorded fluorescence in Antarctic invertebrates. Each https://t.co/9tgNHliU4A

W.583 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica ROV SuBastian is lowered into the depths, disappearing beneath the ice-laden waters of the Bellingshausen Sea. Against the backdrop of the ice shelf, the team prepares to explore a seafloor never seen before—revealing a world hidden https://t.co/rMt7W1vkrJ

W.581 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Jagged icebergs rise against skies that no longer darken, a faint streak of colour tracing the waterline—the only marker of time in a place where day and night melt into one. https://t.co/rToh885sJo