A few months ago I was lucky enough to be awarded an Enderby Trust scholarship. The Trust was set up by Rodney Russ, the founder of Heritage Expeditions, and the scholarship aims to provide young people with an opportunity to visit the sub-Antarctic and Antarctica, who otherwise wouldn't have the financial means. The scholarship pays for 70% of the Heritage Expeditions voyage fare, and the recipients pay the rest. For all four of us scholarship recipients who went on this voyage, it was a rare opportunity to visit an amazing part of the world which, but for the scholarship, we would not have been able to experience.
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Happy New Year to everyone! 2017 was a busy, exciting and productive year for me, and I'm really pleased with how my photography progressed. I was proud to get my first AG Nature Photographer of the year image, after many attempts, and I'm already aiming to get more in this year's competition. I travelled lots for my PhD fieldwork, saw heaps of cool orchids, and got a few photos along the way.
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