Antarctica

by Eliot Porter

Most people consider exploration of the planet Earth to be complete. As Eliot Porter's stunning journey of discovery reveals, in text and more than eighty colour photographs, Antarctica is as remote and alien to most of us as the airless surface of the moon

Genres: Photography

168 pages, Hardcover

First published October 31, 1978

Reviews

[ALX · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book isn't only stunning photographs, it's also an account of Eliot Porter's two summer trips to the Antarctic in the 1970s. He details his travels by ship, helicopter and Zodiac boat from Tierra del Fuego to Palmer Station, McMurdo Station, the South Pole and other Antarctic islands. He mentions the bird and marine life and describes the scenery and especially the sunrises and sunsets very vividly. Since I was expecting a book of photos only, it was nice to read an account of what it was like to travel around (and live for a short time) in such a remote place. The photographs are gorgeous, Porter can really frame a photo with an eye for the immensity of a landscape. My favorite photos show the delicate interplay of blue colors in the sky, I got lost looking at them. My only problem is that he describes taking photos of various interesting things, and many of those aren't in the book! But the photos that are there are glorious.

[RRex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stark.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hands down the most amazing photos I've ever seen of Antarctica, which is one of the places I'm mildly obsessed with...

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is a good books