This week’s Photo of the Week newsletter goes south—way south—to capture a penguin paradise that may be engulfed by the world’s biggest iceberg. Plus, we remember an idyllic island’s spirited, longtime only resident –and witness the sylvan settings of a century’s horror. Also, check out the best camera bags and tripods.

PHOTOGRAPH BY TIM LAMAN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

THERE'S ONE PROBLEM: A trillion-ton iceberg the size of Rhode Island is bearing down, slowly, on this remote, wondrous expanse, captured by Nat Geo Explorer Tim Laman. Where is this? 

A. Patagonia 
B. Tierra del Fuego 
C. St. Helena Island 
D. South Georgia Island 

PHOTOGRAPH BY  MICHELE ARDU

ADVENTURES GALORE! Shipwrecked, Mario Morandi (above) carved out a solo life for more than three decades on a beautiful, remote island off Sardinia—and really didn’t want to leave. His inventive, bare-bones life gave hope to people troubled by modern life’s woes. Morandi, who died last month, gave Nat Geo a few tips, too.

Photography 101: Eight camera bags these photographers love

Plus: Expert-approved camera tripods

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARC WILSON

LUSH, AND DECEPTIVELY PEACEFUL: During the Holocaust, inmates working in this forest were forced to fell trees. That lumber fueled ovens nearby where more than a million people were murdered by the Nazis. Where are we?

A. The Czech Republic
B. Germany
C. Poland
D. Ukraine   

Related: First, a stranger saved this kid from the Holocaust. Then the kid discovered something that changed our world.

Today’s Soundtrack: Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Prélude, Yo Yo Ma

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