Cathy Finch Photography

24/06/2026

Did you celebrate the winter solstice? It's a pretty significant day in Antarctica, marking the finish of the isolated polar nights to the beginning of the sun's return. It's a long-standing tradition dating back to the heroic era of exploration, such as Scott's expeditions, and still celebrated tod...

19/05/2026

We had 3 days of superior visibility allowing us to go deeper to the manta highway where these black beauties stopped over coral bommies to be groomed by tiny cleaner wrasse and circle back to take another look at us.

19/05/2026

I’ve been away for a while where days were governed by tides, and tides dictated visibility, and visibility dictated how many hours I got on land opposed to under water!

27/02/2026

A new ship and new expedition itineraries for Heritage Expeditions in 2027, although I feel a lot less sleep coming on for the Russ family 😆! Huge congratulations.

The Heritage Discoverer will join Christchurch-based Heritage Expeditions from May 2027.

04/02/2026

27/01/2026

26/01/2026

Antarctica basking in sunshine 🫤☺️