@thomasjmitchell

It isn't everyday you have the opportunity to travel, especially days of late in global COVID times. Not to mention that even now as the world begins to reopen, the cost of undert…

lets face it, most people who have a heart fall in love with puppies quite quickly. The colour of the eyes can help those individuals fall a little quicker than usual but the puppy…

Puppies are an entertaining element to add to a household, which recently I have welcomed into my home. These moments with the little guy have been great most of the time, with oth…

Getting out and about has been not as easy as it once was, believe it or not. I know that I am not the only one in this predicament. However, I was fortunate enough to have a clos…

Something that can be challenging when transiting open oceans is being able to get enough sleep, to rest. At times the movement of the ship amongst the waves can be soothing and ro…

Being at sea can be relaxing and mesmerising, yet for some it can be nothing short of nauseating with a side anxiety. I am lucky and grateful to be not the latter of those individu…

Well, the antarctic season is well underway with many of my colleagues and friends currently on various ships exploring the peaceful continent of Antarctica. Sadly, I had to give …

It has been almost 6 months since I have posted anything on Hive, which I do apologise for not posting more consistency of late. However, not to sound ungrateful but I am indeed ha…

summer time down on the most southern continent in the world means that there is typically a lot of light and not a lot of darkness. This gives you a lot of opportunities to explor…

I do thoroughly enjoy interacting with orca and other marine mammals from small vessels. A big reason for this is the perspective you get when you are closer to the sea level. I so…

It has been a few years, since I have really gone through all of my photos. One by one and really attempted at editing the different encounters that I have experienced over the yea…

mornings can be tough sometimes, especially, when it is your 50th day in a row at work. However, it is hard not to jump out of bed when your office looks something like this. *** …

I swear somedays that these adorable little guys still think they can fly. It is quite common that when they stand ashore, they will lift their beak to the sky and flap their wings…

Penguins do really have a streamline body, which no doubt aids them in their ability to swim, forage and escape potential predators. You really get a good look and understanding of…

How can you not find a whale? Do you know how big they are? Can be some sort of a typical question when you are taking people from the public out onto the ocean for their first tim…

This little guy was quite the photogenic adorable Adelie penguin. I didn't realise how many photographs I took of him, until I went through the entire series. Not going to lie, it…

I am sure that all of us at some point have laid on their back staring at the sky, watching clouds and seeing various different shapes, objects and animals. There is something rela…

Here I was minding my own business, sitting in my zodiac, watching/offering standby support for a group of kayakers in Antarctica. When a large humpback decided that I was worth c…

The pesky thing about wild animals is that they are indeed wild animals. It is quite the transparent statement, which some individuals may scoff at due to its obvious nature. How…

swimming in summer seems to be one of the most popular things to do. Whether it be at a lake, river, dam, beach or public swimming pool. It is a great way to cool down just a bit …