David M. Wilson (2)

During the 1912 expedition to the pole Herbert Ponting, the photographer, gave lessons to Scott and some of his men. The photographs that Scott took were mostly forgotten and languished in a private collection for 70+ years. This gorgeous book showcases those photographs and tells the story of the photography of the polar expedition (and why Scott’s photographs were lost for so long).

Overall – stark beauty of the pole captured and combined with historically interesting story.

Beautifully produced book of the photos taken by Robert Scott on the Terra Nova expedition alongside the story of how they came to be taken, how they were lost and found again. Of obvious interest for polar history, but also important in the development of photography in extreme conditions and proto-Modernism in art.