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Polar photographer Daisy Gilardini and artist David McEown join Antarctica cruises

They will be on board the 28 November, 8 and 18 December 2010 voyages. And, for passengers who choose to sail on the 8 December 2010 departure, there is currently a fabulous offer – the best available cabin at the time of booking for just £4,393 per person. So, you could even find yourself in a Shackleton Suite (subject to availability) with a normal published price of £5,726 per person.

For experienced and enthusiastic novice photographers alike, Daisy Gilardini (www.daisygilardini.com) is the perfect companion and instructor for a polar voyage. She will work with voyagers to improve their photography; encourage them to look at scenes and events in a different way in order to capture them digitally and will share her career’s experiences while on excursions.

Daisy has more than a decade of polar experience having joined 13 expeditions to Antarctica and 23 to the Arctic. Many of these expeditions have been on comfortable vessels similar to the Marina Svetaeva, although in 2005 she chose to ski all the way to the North Pole as part of a Russian expedition. Daisy’s images have been published in many well-known publications such as National Geographic, Smithsonian, BBC Wildlife, Audubon and the Daily Telegraph. In April 2010, Daisy was a judge for BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

For Daisy Gilardini photography means extreme adventure, “being a nature and animal lover I always choose remote destinations. The mystery of these wild places, the force of nature and isolation from civilization, combined with extreme adventure, are simply irresistible for me. My photographs come from the heart. I love the Natural World and the joy that being there brings. This passion has grown into a lifelong commitment to educate and inspire others with the hope to help conserve our fragile Planet.”

Polar landscape water colourist, David McEown (www.artistjourneys.com) is well travelled in the polar regions having circumnavigated both the Arctic and Antarctica. Through the creative act of painting he witnesses and records a beautiful, yet fragile and rapidly changing, polar world. David loves to connect with the landscape and paint on location but, as a talented speaker and performer, he is also keen to share his art through teaching.

Marina Svetaeva is well-equipped for photography — the onboard multimedia download studio has computers and cables for downloading images, as well as numbered hard-drives for storage until guests are ready to back up to their own media device.

There is no additional charge for the photography and art workshops with Daisy Gilardini and David McEown.