By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:59 EST, 10 January 2014 | UPDATED: 10:00 EST, 10 January 2014 These are the stunning images of one photographer's mission to shoot the world's last remaining pure ocean. The Ross Sea in Antarctica has been considered by many to be the world's only body of water not altered or damaged by humans. The breath-taking pictures were captured by photographer John Weller, from Boulder in Colorado, USA. All adrift: A lone penguin stands on a piece of ice floating on the Ross Sea in Antarctica, the world's last remaining pure ocean
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The Ross Sea in Antarctica is considered the last body of water not altered or damaged by humans
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The sea is home to many species including Emperor and Adelie penguins, silverfish, seals, orcas and minke whales
Welcoming committee: A lone @placeholder goes head to head with a huge icebreaker ship