Expedition outerwear specialists, Shackleton, have opened a seasonal store in London (details below) and are showing images by expedition photographer Martin Hartley alongside their clothing. The images record the drive that encourages men and women to leave the comfort of their homes to explore new horizons.
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| Ann Daniels, Arctic Ocean Survey Expedition 2010 - first woman to reach both poles as part of all-women teams |
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| Top of World, Resolute Bay, Canada. Pen Hadow in 2003 before his solo ski from Canada to the North Pole |
Martin has spent 19 years documenting the Arctic Ocean, covering over 2000 miles on skis, including a 99-day crossing from Russia to Canada. He was nominated by Time Magazine as one of their Heroes of the Environment in 2009 in recognition of his work with the Catlin Arctic Survey, documenting sea ice and ocean acidification.
On his next expedition this year Martin will be working with the European Space Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to record the oldest remaining sea ice in the Arctic Ocean before it is lost forever to global warming.
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| George Lowe's Leica IIIf carried on the successful 1953 Everest expedition and later on the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctica Expedition, the first crossing of the continent |
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Wally Herbert's Trans-Arctic Crossing Expedition flag 1968-9
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The exhibition features 11 photographs, all of which are for sale.
Shackleton's seasonal store (a pop up really) is at 68 Duke Street, London, W1K 6JU until the end of February 2020 - next to the Leica store. See the Shackleton website.
See my previous feature on Shackleton here.
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