posted March 3, 2011 #
Between 1914 and 1917 a group of explorers set off on what would be known as the 'Endurance' voyage, though originally called the
British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Sir Ernest Shackleton led the way on this journey to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic and brought along photographer Frank Hurley to document the occasion. The
images are phenomenal - especially when you consider that Hurley had to salvage the photographic plates by extracting them from the ice-water that filled the ship when it sank in October of 1915. Sadly, only 150 of the 550 total plates were carried along but the story of their survival is fascinating. Take some time to
read through it all some time.
Heads up via
Falfa.
