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One Ocean Expeditions has been a huge departure from being a photojournalist because I was used to covering news and current events, which means predominantly photographing people. So when I sailed to Antarctica for the first time, I didn’t expect much, but I soon realized it was an opportunity to document not just the spectacular wildlife and scenery but the passengers, too. Some of my favourite shots are of people either laughing uncontrollably or crying; in both cases it’s because they’re simply overwhelmed by what they’re seeing. I have three really memorable photos from my experiences in the Antarctic. The first is of Richard Symonds, an artist who does incredible paintings and drawings of wildlife. I got him lying on his belly in the middle of whiteout conditions, holding a Gopro on a stick, with a penguin staring right into his camera. The tears are coming down his face, but his smile makes me want to cry every time I see it. The second is of an extremely cold and windy excursion to a beach, where I had penguins come very close to my camera. They were completely iced over, even their eyes, but they were like, “Well, whatever.” They were like kids in a playground. The third is of a lady who was sitting in a Zodiac looking through her binoculars. But when she put them down, she didn’t look right, so I zoomed in and captured this big teardrop coming out of her eye as she was staring off into the landscape. It was an absolutely incredible moment.