#25: The Story of Herbert Ponting
This image shows Herbert Ponting, a renowned British photographer, braving the cold English winter with his beloved camera. Ponting’s lens captured the essence of the ‘Heroic Age,’ immortalizing moments from uncharted Antarctic expeditions. His work brought these expeditions’ unfathomable beauty and challenge to the world’s eyes.
Herbert Ponting revolutionized how we see the Polar Regions through his pioneering work in modern polar photography. He documented essential polar expeditions, most notably the Terra Nova Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott between 1910 and 1913. His photographic journey took him across the frostbitten South Pole and Ross Sea landscapes.