Exhibition: Antarctica is Melting – David Neilson

An exhibition of black & white Antarctic photographs by David Neilson

This collection of black & white images from Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic is the result of six journeys made by Australian photographer David Neilson. Global warming is having a significant impact on Antarctica. It is melting at an average rate of 400 million tons of ice per day and the Southern Ocean is getting warmer These changes are having a major impact on the wildlife of the continent and surrounding seas. Whilst it is difficult for still photographs to convey the magnitude of these changes they can remind us of what will be lost if this melting continues and possibly accelerates.

Photograph above: David Neilson – Soft light on Emperor penguins, Auster Rookery, Mawson Coast.

Maritime Museum Tasmania. Hobart. 8 August – 1 November 2026