A Piece of Glacier
I am very pleased to announce I have been shortlisted for the @royalphotographicsociety & @sim_manchester
Science Photographer of the Year, I didn’t win but being placed next to some of the amazing entries is a great honour.
The image chosen is of an Iceberg, broken off from the
Haupapa / Tasman Glacier in Aoraki/Mount Cook.
Since the 1990s the terminus has retreated about 180 metres (590 ft) a year on average. The iceberg seen here is from a calving in February 2019.
The lake started to form in the 1970s as the glacier rapidly retreated - a phenomenon thought to have been largely caused by global warming.
Shot on Fuji Pro 400 H on my Mamiya RZ the film kept hold of the Misty atmosphere in a way the digital files couldn’t.