Herbert Ponting
Herbert Ponting | |
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Ponting in Antarctica with his Prestwich motion picture camera (1911) | |
| Born | Herbert George Ponting 21 March 1870 Salisbury, England |
| Died | 7 February 1935 (aged 64) London, England |
| Education | Preston Grammar School |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, cinematographer |
Herbert George Ponting, FRGS (21 March 1870 – 7 February 1935) 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). In this role, he captured some of the most enduring images of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.