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Herbert Ponting

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Herbert George Ponting, FRGS (21 March 1870 – 7 February 1935) was a 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.

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Born
21 Mar 1870
Died
7 Feb 1935 (aged 64)
Production Places
United Kingdom

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ACMI Identifier

20522

Wikidata

Q127805

VIAF

19805684

LOC Auth

n79138917

WorldCat

lccn-n79138917

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