Face to Face - Polar Portraits

£25.00
Available to Order
from our supplier 
ISBN
9780901021083
 
Presents an account of pioneering polar photography and modern portraiture. This book examines the history and role of polar exploration photography. It features the portraits of explorers, some of the earliest photographs of the Inuit, and images from many of the Heroic-Age Antarctic expeditions.
Face to Face - Polar Portraits, published by the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) in association with Polar World, is a lavish account of pioneering polar photography and modern portraiture. Featuring contributions by expedition leader Sir Ranulph Fiennes and polar historian Dr Huw Lewis-Jones, Face to Face brings together in a single volume rare, unpublished treasures from the historic collections of the SPRI, University of Cambridge, alongside cutting-edge modern imagery from expedition photographer Martin Hartley.

Face to Face features the very first polar photographs, the first portraits of explorers, some of the earliest photographs of the Inuit, the first polar photographs to appear in a book, and rare images never before published from many of the Heroic-Age Antarctic expeditions. Almost all the historic imagery - daguerreotypes, magic lantern slides, glass plate negatives and images from private albums - that have been rediscovered during research for this book have never been before the public eye.

Alongside 50 of the world’s finest historic polar portraits from the SPRI collections are 50 modern-day images by leading expedition photographer Martin Hartley, who has captured men and women of many nations, exploring, working, and living in the Polar Regions today. In addition to this remarkable collection will be a foreword written by respected adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, two fascinating essays examining polar photography ‘then’ and ‘now’ by polar historian and curator of art at SPRI, Dr Huw Lewis-Jones; and an afterword by the bestselling author Hugh Brody.
More Information
Weight 0.000000
Author Huw Lewis-Jones
Availability IP
Department Art and Architecture
Format Paperback Large
ISBN 9780901021083
Pages 288
Published 10/11/2008
Publisher Scott Polar Research Institute
Section Photography
Size Unfolded 27x22cm
Write Your Own Review
You're reviewing:Face to Face - Polar Portraits
Copyright © 2024 Edward Stanford Ltd. All rights reserved.