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Herbert Ponting

English photographer and explorer (1870-1935) · United Kingdom · On the map · Artists · Died at 64

Herbert George Ponting, FRGS was an English professional photographer. He is best known as the expedition photographer and cinematographer for Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Ross Sea and South Pole (1910-1913).

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Awards

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

About this person

In this role, he captured some of the most enduring images of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1935 · aged 64

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