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The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography

View the heroic age of Antarctic exploration through the eyes of the official expedition photographers.

ISBN: 9781905686438

Author: David Hempleman-Adams, Sophie Gordon and Emma Stuart

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The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography

£ 19.95

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This beautiful book compiles astonishing photographs by Herbert Ponting, who accompanied and inspired Scott on the Terra Nova expedition and Frank Hurley, official photographer on the Endurance expedition with Ernest Shackleton.

The photographers endured some of the most hostile conditions on Earth to create these images of transcendent beauty and startling emotional force.

At the time of their original release, the photos were presented to King George V and are looked after by the Royal Photographic Collection.

• amazing photos made using primitive negatives and wooden cameras
• extraordinary record of Antarctic landscapes and the bravery and camaraderie of the expedition group
• commentary from modern-day explorer David Hempleman-Adams
• essays from Sophie Gordon and Emma Stuart
• maps charting the voyages of Scott and Shackleton
• essential addition to the literature of polar exploration

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