‘the uttermost part of the earth’

Just finished putting together my latest illustrated talk. Preparation has taken a few years – to make the trips, shoot and edit the images and research the material, but I hope it will be one of the most interesting and diverse presentations yet.

In 1519 Magellan became the first European to navigate a wild and remote channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Sailing in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands, Magellan sighted many fires along the coastline. His sailors christened this uncharted area “Tierra Del Fuego”, or ‘the Land of Fire’. Sailing the same waters in 1577, Sir Francis Drake described this southern tip of South America as “the uttermost part of the earth”. Darwin visited the region in 1832 and described the Fuegian tribes as the “most uncivilised savages”.

So this latest talk, “the uttermost part of the earth”, tells the incredible story of Tierra Del Fuego and shares my wildlife and landscape images from four expeditions there. You will encounter the fuegian red fox, 3 species of penguin, sealions, magnificent caracaras, shags, skuas and many other animals and plants which struggle to survive in this most remote and inhospitable region of the southern hemisphere.