Daily Life, 1st prize stories. A priest looks on in the Bell room, after a vigil at the Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity; Fildes Bay, Antartica, Dec. 3, 2015.
{"Image ImageDescription": "5. ANTARCTICA - DECEMBER 03, 2015: \nPriest, Father Benjam Maltzev looks on in the Bell room, after a vigil at the Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity on the 3rd of December, 2015 at the Bellingshausen Russian Antarctic research base in the Fildes Peninsula on King George Island, Antarctica.  More than a century has passed since explorers raced to plant their flags at the bottom of the world. But today, an array of countries are rushing to assert greater influence in Antarctica. Russia built the continent\u2019s first Orthodox church, pictured here, on a glacier-filled island with fjords and elephant seals. Less than an hour away by snowmobile, Chinese labourers have updated the Great Wall Station, a linchpin in China\u2019s plan to operate 5 bases on Antarctica. And India\u2019s futuristic new Bharathi base resembles a spaceship. The continent is supposed to be protected as a scientific preserve for decades to come, but many are looking toward the day those protective treaties expire \u2014 and exploring the strategic and commercial opportunities that exist right now.", "Image DateTime": "2016-02-17T17:02:40-05:00", "Image Artist": "Daniel Berehulak", "Image Copyright": "\u00a9 Daniel Berehulak"}