
Taken at three in the morning, this is the dawning of a spring day in the Antarctic. The photographer's first visit to Antarctica was in 1997, when she fell in love with the place. Since then she has regularly visited the polar regions.
© Daisy Gilardini, Antarctica Sunrise - Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2006, owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine and sponsored by Shell, runs until 29 April 2007. www.nhm.ac.uk/wildphoto
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