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Christmann was a camera assistant and expedition photographer for an episode of the BBC series Dynasties, narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
He has also produced imagery for publications including National Geographic, with his work winning the Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio Award in 2019.
In his new book Penguin: A Story of Survival, he shares some of his favourite images from Antarctica.
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Christmann s first winter in Antarctica was in 2012, when he worked as a geophysicist for the Alfred Wegener Institute.
He spent nearly 15 uninterrupted months working at the Neumayer-Station III, close to Atka Bay, where 10,000 emperor penguins gather each year.
Documenting emperor penguins in Antarctica bbc.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.