The Photographical Works of Alexander J. Williams

04/12/2025

One of my favourite landscapes in all of South Georgia is Gold Harbour. This huge rock face, boasting some incredible geology is like an amphitheatre that surrounds an intense abundance of wildlife on the shoreline. The glacier that tops those cliffs cascades down into the lagoon below making for one of the most dramatic scenes on the entire island.
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Sony A7iii w/ Sony 24-105 G

23/11/2025

Yes, penguins can fly!
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Had a great time at Gold Harbour, South Georgia recently photographing king penguins as they porpoised their way to shore. Leaping from the water like this allows them to breathe on the move and also aids in navigating where they are going without having to slow down, it’s especially useful in outrunning predators!
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Sony A7Riii w/ 200-600G

16/11/2025

Frames from Gold Harbour
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It’s difficult to describe the overwhelming experience that is viewing the sheer abundance of wildlife found in South Georgia. Locations like Gold Harbour are so alive, so teeming with life it’s easy to get lost amidst the cacophony. It’s almost impossible to truly put across an experience like this to the uninitiated, it must be seen, heard and smelled to be believed.

14/11/2025

Some frames from the past month down here in Antarctica.
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Early season is a magic time to be here - the snow is pristine, the wildlife is beginning to arrive and snow petrels that are otherwise rare to spot are in abundance. Magic moments in the South.

06/10/2025

My image from Svalbard has been shortlisted in the British Photography Awards! If you would like to show some support you can vote for this photo via the following link:
https://www.britishphotographyawards.org/2025-shortlist/shortlist/drone/the-final-resting-place-of-a-giant/3310b022-22b9-4a17-a2c8-6ef7663e5279

05/09/2025

A few more from St Kilda. These are the remaining inhabitants of this remote island, including the unique Soay Sheep that roam freely there.

04/09/2025

St Kilda, a remote archipelago that sits lonely in the North Atlantic. This rugged landscape was once home to a resilient community that thrived here for centuries. In the early 20th century the call of the mainland became strong for the younger generations who left the island for the opportunities of the towns and cities. The remaining population dwindled until it became unsustainable for those left behind. This village was eventually abandoned in the 1930s and now all that remains are the remnants and stories of this community that once was.

29/08/2025

Ive been out and about in Iceland for a while and of course a visit here wouldn’t be complete without some waterfall photography.
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I’ve long been perfecting my ideal exposure time for flowing water - too long a shutter speed and the water blurs into a smooth white blob, not enough shutter speed and it’s not smooth enough. You just wanna drag that shutter long enough to give some silky smooth effect whilst retaining some of the nice crunchy details of the water flow.
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Sony A7iii w/16-35 GM
iso 50 | f/18 | 0.4 sec

31/07/2025

This series of images documents a unique encounter we had on Svalbard around 2 weeks ago. A curious polar bear approaches an unsuspecting haulout of walruses. At first oblivious to the approaching bear they finally notice it and heave themselves into a standoff position. The bear backs off momentarily before its curiosity returned and it came back for another look, this time start to retreat panicked into the water. The bear finally left them be and turned its attention to some very interesting seaweed in the water nearby!

23/05/2025

An egret in Gir National Park fishes from the backs of bathing water buffalo.
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A lesson in the importance of the small stuff. Gir National Park in Gujarat is famed for its Asiatic lions - the only lions to be found in India. Most visitors come here for the sole purpose of photographing those lions while on safari. While the visit was wonderful and the lions were impressive, my favourite photographic encounter came from a far more unexpected place. After visiting the lions we came down to the river side to try and spot some crocodiles, a herd of buffalo with their Maldhari master promptly arrived for a bathe, making the crocs a little scarce. I sat and watched the buffalo a while when I noticed a rather bold egret had landed on the back of one, it was a great frame so I quickly snapped it. The egret proceeded to remain, hopping from one buffalo to another occasionally nabbing a fish from the water. The photographic value was immediately clear. I spent the next 20 minutes following that egret with my camera, snapping as much as possible.
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Big ticket locations are visited for a reason, of course, but they can often overshadow the smaller stuff that happens around, leading many of us to miss it. My favourite photos from this particular day were not those of the lions in the park, but of this small, unassuming encounter whilst sitting on a peaceful riverbank. A lesson for us all: don’t overlook the small stuff.
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Sony A7Riii w/ Sony 200-600 G

25/03/2025

Sony Alpha just released an article about my Everest at Night image from Nepal, read it here!

Landscape and polar expedition photographer Alex Williams explains how he created this time-blended panoramic composite with his 16-35mm f/2.8 GM.