Ggisela Nass, PhD, Director of Adult Program Operations at Holy Names University is also an accomplished photographer and some of her recent work in on exhibit at a gallery near campus. Dr. Nass, also a professor at HNU, shot numerous photos on a trip about a year ago to Antarctica. The results of her intrepid foray into that cold and daunting terrain are on display in Lincoln Square Shopping Center near the HNU Campus. The exhibition, The World of Antarctica: New Photographs, is at the Café Galleria through February 29. Lincoln Square is located at 4100 Redwood Road. Hours are 7 am to 3 pm on Monday through Friday; 8 am to 3 pm on Saturday; and 8 am to 1:30 pm on Sunday. In her own words, Dr. Nass describes the experience as follows: “It was truly challenging to get to most places where those beautiful creatures live. Even though I have been physically/athletically active all my life, I did surprise myself with my physical strength and stamina reserves. There are no roads or even paths; we climbed over rocks, boulders, mountains, ice, deep snow, glaciers, and difficult to traverse huge sand dunes for hours on end in borrowed rubber boots. We had to wash those boots every night before returning to our little cabins on board, because we could not carry a single pebble to a different location. Everything was ecologically sound. The Antarctic Conversion (sea around Antarctica) was very rough at times (the Drake Strait was the worst and also really exciting), and icy wind blowing added to the high energy requirement: I must have eaten 3,000 to 4,000 Kcals per day, but lost quite a bit of weight anyway. Truthfully, I would do it again, especially, if I could go with those four young scientists, who were so passionate about nature, and who drove us to physical exhaustion. Dr. Nass shot journalistic photography years ago, but said this exhibition is not intended as a journalistic venture, but rather as an expression of art to preserve the few wild, natural places on earth. “I am very passionate about the survival of this magical and wondrous eco-system in a cold, icy, rocky environment,” she said, “The adaptations of the various species, who make their home in the extreme south, are truly remarkable.” For more information call 510.530.8737 or email loveofnaturephotography@comcast.net.