Photographer Ralph Lee Hopkins recently returned from an eco-tourism voyage with National Geographic Expeditions. His travels took him from Alaska to Antarctica where he had the opportunity to capture images of many local animals, plants, and landscapes. Hopkins’s photographs are excellent examples of one of the fastest growing subsets of the tourism industry.
Gentoo Penguins walk in front of a cruise ship. Neko Harbor, Antarctica.
Image #: 1461036: Ralph Lee Hopkins/National Geographic Stock
View of a rainbow off of the bow of a ship. Inside Passage, Alaska, United States.
Image #: 1437029: Ralph Lee Hopkins/National Geographic Stock
A zodiac filled with travelers lands on a beach with king penguins. Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands.
Image #: 1461474: Ralph Lee Hopkins/National Geographic Stock