Stunning photographs have captured day-to-day life in the Earth's frozen frontiers.
The incredible images were snapped in the Arctic and Antarctic by veteran expeditioners Sue Flood and Ian Dawson.
They showcase some of the regions' most iconic animals – including polar bears and Adélie penguins.
The British photographers captured the images to raise awareness of environments that are 'in need of protection' – combining the snaps for their new book, Midnight Sun.
In total, the book, described as a 'treasured record before these landscapes change forever', features 208 pages of 132 captioned images with an 'equal focus' of the Arctic and Antarctic.
The 'spectacular, harsh and rapidly changing landscapes' include emperor penguins huddled against 'fierce blizzards'.
Adélie penguins, the smallest penguin species on the Antarctic continent, are seen standing close to each other here in 2020
An Adélie penguin navigates the icy terrain of Siple Island, in the Amundsden Sea in 2022
A lone penguin stands amid an iceberg at Snow Hill Island rookery in Antarctica in November 2008
Emperor penguins with a young chick at Snow Hill Island rookery, Antarctica in October 2008
An orca gildes through calm waters in McMurdo Sound in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, in 2024
A Beaufort Sea Bear crosses the ice floes of the Beaufort Sea in Alaska in August 2024
A leaping Polar bear is pictured here in the Arctic Ocean in August 2023
A rolling polar bear is seen drying off on the sea ice in the Arctic Ocean in 2022
Two polar bears are pictured here navigating the icy terrain
In total, the book, described as a 'treasured record before these landscapes change forever', features 208 pages of 132 captioned images
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