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Photographer Captures The Contradictions Of Otherworldly Antarctica

WAMU's Tyrone Turner was mesmerized by the majestic ice and surprised by how he felt in the presence of these massive structures.
The texture and shapes of icebergs are caused by many different forces, such as the movement of water and air around and through the ice.

When WAMU photographer Tyrone Turner got the opportunity to travel to Antarctica, he thought he would be fascinated with the continent's wildlife.

But instead, it was the ice — in its myriad shapes and textures, "bathed in polar light that morphed from powerfully sharp and blue,

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