Bristol On Ice polar photo competition

Students at Room 13 Hareclive art studio voted for each of the photos out of 10. We had two joint first prize winners! Click on photo for higher resolution versions.

Joint first prize


A blue berg waiting to calve. Mark Brandon Jokulsarlen, Iceland	Early morning sun halo whilst measuring the ice thickness of the glacier. Jan De Rydt Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica.

Second prize

With around two thousand inhabitants, Tasiilaq is the largest settlement on the east coast of Greenland.
The lack of light pollution, along with its location on the Arctic Circle, make it an ideal place to see the
northern lights. Here, researchers take pictures and enjoy the display, after a successful field season.

Martin O’Leary
Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Third prize

The view from the library. Sometimes it's hard to concentrate on reading about Antarctic science,
when the real thing is just out the window distracting you...

Michael Meredith
Bransfield House, Antarctic Peninsula