Blue Iceberg II, SvalbardThis iceberg was drifting in open water off Svalbard, slowly being reshaped by the sea. The lower sections have been carved smooth by wave action, almost polished, while the upper surfaces remain rough and fractured. That sharp fin of ice rising from the centre gives it a remarkable profile. What I find fascinating about icebergs like this is the visible layering within the ice itself. Hundreds, sometimes thousands of years of compressed snowfall, now