Dear friends,

We are excited to be contacting you with the latest details about our Antarctica 2011 workshop.

We plan to visit the highlights of the Antarctic Peninsula - Deception Island (sailing into an active volcano), Paradise Bay (gliding below slowly calving glaciers), Neko Harbor (walking up to the edge of and looking down at a calving glacier), La Mer Channel (sailing through mountain peaks at sunset), Plenneau Bay (iceberg graveyard) and many more.

Our timing (November 30 - December 10) is early in the season when the ice is great, the weather is good, and the penguins are nesting.

There will be many lectures, demonstrations, and reviews. There will be special guest instructors - soon to be announced. (We've got a killer list.)

The cost of the trip is based on the type of berth you opt for - single, double, or triple occupancy. We are traveling on one of Quark Expeditions' most comfortable boats, the Ocean Nova.

These rates include all on board expenses; travel, room, board, lectures, etc.

They do not include airfare to and from Ushuaia, Argentina.

After long negotiations, we have been limited to one payment option. All participants will need to make a full non-refundable commitment to the trip.

We're writing to you now to inquire if you are among those willing and able to make this commitment now (within the next four weeks).

The fee is transferable - you can sell or gift a spot to someone else.

Funds will not be collected by Quark Expeditions until we have positive responses from enough people (we'll alert you in the next ten days) and Quark Expeditions is ready to receive funds (several weeks). In addition, we recommend Quark Expeditions' travel insurance which will protect your investment should you need to make a cancellation later.

Availability on this trip is limited and will be handled on a first come first serve basis. The first three voyages sold out in as little as 72 hours.

Even if you are not able to make this commitment at this time, we'd like to hear from you, about whether you are still interested in making this voyage with us and what type of berth you''re interested in.

Please email us at info@andybiggs.com to let us know you are interested in joining us or if you have any questions.

To see more images and for future information please visit www.photographantarctica.com

Our very best wishes,

Andy Biggs

John Paul Caponigro

Seth Resnick