mark prior photography

Here are some of the books I have produced through Blurb. The images should provide a preview of the book, tap on the image to turn the pages. The three tiny icons above the book will (a) take you to the Blurb page for the book; (b) do the same thing as (a), it's a shopping cart; and (c) put the preview into full screen mode. The tiny icons below the book change the rendering for softcover, hardcover and possibly dust jacket. This widget is provided by Blurb so I have very little control over it.

Animals and Ice

In the footsteps of the great Antarctic explorers, and accompanied by many albatrosses, we headed south across the Southern Ocean, first to the island of South Georgia and then onward to Elephant Island and the Antarctic Peninsula. It had been claimed that you go to South Georgia for the animals but the ice brings you back to Antarctica. A Lindblad and National Geographic Expeditions cruise in November 2014 allowed that claim to be tested. Would South Georgia be all about the animals while ice covered landscapes dominated in Antarctica?

There are two versions of this book, the preview is of the square coffee table book while the other book is a portrait format book in a soft cover. The portrait format book has more images and I designed it mostly to make it available as an e-book as the square book doesn't work well on an iDevice. You can get a partial preview of the e-book and purchase it at https://www.blurb.com/b/6880041-animals-and-ice?ebook=567021

Antarctica — South Georgia and the Falkland Islands

Cruise to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and onto Antarctica on a National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions cruise. In the West Falklands visit a colony shared by Rockhopper Penguins, Blue-eyed Shags and Black-browed Albatrosses before continuing to Stanley and hiking to the final battlefield of the Falklands War. In South Georgia visit with the King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, St. Andrews Bay and Gold Harbour while also paying respects to “The Boss”, Sir Ernest Shackleton, at his grave in Grytviken. Continue to the Antarctic Peninsula and step on the continent to visit with Adélie and Gentoo Penguins at Brown Bluff before experiencing the real Antarctica at Port Lockroy.

The Arctic — Svalbard, Grímsey and Western Greenland

Travel with Mark through the High Arctic cruising around Svalbard on a National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions cruise, encountering the wildlife as well as appreciating its natural beauty, before heading to Akureyri in Iceland for a visit to Grímsey to visit the old driftwood church and to stand on the Arctic Circle. The final stops were in Western Greenland with a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage listed Ilulissat Icefjord.

Bhutan — Land of the Thunder Dragon

Join Mark and a small group of photographers on a National Geographic photographer led expedition through the Land of the Thunder Dragon - Bhutan.

The expedition travelled through western Bhutan, visiting the Phobjika Valley and experiencing the Punakha Tshechu (festival).

Myanmar — A photographic expedition

Join Mark and a small group of photographers on a National Geographic photographer led expedition through the beauty of Myanmar.

The expedition travelled to Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan and the magnificent Inle Lake.