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Pete McBride

In the Falkland Islands, black-browed albatrosses nest in coastal grasslands, though their typical habitat is cliffside nests. The birds mate for life, can spend five years at sea, and may live as many as seven decades.

The Falkland Islands are home to the world’s largest colony of black-browed albatrosses; 70 percent of the global population breeds there.

Fur seals, once hunted by the millions for their pelt, now crowd the rocky edges of the Shackleton Hike on South Georgia Island.

South Georgia Island, a British territory along with the neighboring (much smaller) South Sandwich Islands, was a former outpost for sealing, whaling, and scientific research.

The National Geographic Expedition ship Explorer cuts through the icy waters of the open ocean en route to South Georgia Island.

With around 200,000 individuals, South Georgia’s Salisbury Plain is home to one of the world’s largest king penguin colonies.

South Georgia Island, a British territory along with the neighboring (much smaller) South Sandwich Islands, was a former outpost for sealing, whaling, and scientific research.

As travellers stayed home to slow the spread of coronavirus, Pete McBride was the sole passenger on this March 20 flight to Colorado, where the crew were headed whether he boarded or not.

Long exposure, headlamps, 10,000 ISO, and three or four frames helped make this photo of the midsummer Milky Way. “I was just trying to teach the magic of our outdoors and the night sky to my nieces, to the next generation,” explains photographer Pete McBride. “It’s amazing what you can see in your own backyard if you stop to take a look.”

Braving gusts, hikers press on toward 11,072-foot (3,375-meter) Mount Fitz Roy. The Patagonian mountain sits on the border of Argentina and Chile.Photo Tip: Capturing people engaged with the landscape is far more interesting than generic pretty mountain scenery.