LETHAL & BEAUTIFUL - ANATARCTIC SNAPSHOTS Frank Hurley (Australian,1885-1962) 1914-1962 Aus

LETHAL & BEAUTIFUL - ANATARCTIC SNAPSHOTS

Frank Hurley(Australian,1885-1962)

1914-1962

Australian photographer, Frank Hurley embarked on a dangerous and obscure adventure on Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition from 1914 to 1916. This journey is one of the most remarkble stories of survival in history. On an open boat, navigating over 800 miles in mountainous seas by Shackleston and his crew, Hurley had the honor of documenting this beautiful but lethal experience. Surprisingly, no lives were lost. Only 120 of the 520 negatives from the expedition survived. The remaining 400 negatives were smashed so Hurley would not attempt to reboard “Endurance,” the sinking ship. 

[images via Royal Collection Trust]