Whaling station in rust: A gentoo penguin walks toward me in a heavy rain/snow mixture, in front of an abandoned whale processing factory at Stromness, nearly 100 years in the rust. For me, this image depicts the relics of the past horrific decimation of whales which took place on South Georgia Island, juxtaposed by the gentoo-- one icon of the complex modern challenges for managing climate change, and over-fishing, both of which influence whether these birds will be here 100 years hence.
In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and a small crew landed on the unpopulated southern coast of South Georgia at King Haakon Bay after an arduous sea voyage from Elephant Island in the 22-foot lifeboat James Caird. Shackleton along with Tom Crean and Frank Worsley then trekked across South Georgia's mountainous and glaciated interior in an effort to reach help on the populated northern shore of the island.
After 36 hours of crossing the interior they arrived at the Stromness. All men were subsequently rescued from Elephant Island.
In the decades following its closure, Stromness has been subject to damage from the elements and many of its buildings have been reduced to ruins.

Whaling station in rust: A gentoo penguin walks toward me in a heavy rain/snow mixture, in front of an abandoned whale processing factory at Stromness, nearly 100 years in the rust. For me, this image depicts the relics of the past horrific decimation of whales which took place on South Georgia Island, juxtaposed by the gentoo-- one icon of the complex modern challenges for managing climate change, and over-fishing, both of which influence whether these birds will be here 100 years hence.
In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and a small crew landed on the unpopulated southern coast of South Georgia at King Haakon Bay after an arduous sea voyage from Elephant Island in the 22-foot lifeboat James Caird. Shackleton along with Tom Crean and Frank Worsley then trekked across South Georgia's mountainous and glaciated interior in an effort to reach help on the populated northern shore of the island.
After 36 hours of crossing the interior they arrived at the Stromness. All men were subsequently rescued from Elephant Island.
In the decades following its closure, Stromness has been subject to damage from the elements and many of its buildings have been reduced to ruins.