Antarctica

Ben has been involved in Antarctic expeditions on a number of occasions.

  South Georgia | South Georgia2 | National Geographic | Life in the Freezer

1982/4 Ben worked for the
British Antarctic Survey
on the island of South Georgia.

This 18-month contract was spent studying albatrosses and other seabirds. The two summer seasons were also filled with routine survey work of the major animal populations on Bird Island, a biological research site just off the northern tip of the mainland of South Georgia. It was during this tour that Ben decided to switch careers, from scientific research to freelance photography.

 

 

1985/6 For nine months Ben sailed aboard the yacht “Damien 11” with Jerome and Sally Poncet and their family, visiting South Georgia (to survey elephant seal and seabird populations) and the Antarctic Peninsula (well, why not).

 

 

1988/9 Once again, Ben joined the yacht “Damien 11”, this time working for National Geographic magazine on a three month contract to shoot stills for a major feature on Antarctica (published in April 1990). Several other photographers were contracted for this project and over 200 photographers submitted images from stock. Ben’s work featured well in the article with a three-page “pull-out”, a double spread and several smaller images.

Read what National Geographic had to say about Bens work...

 

1992 Two 3-month filming expeditions, one at each end of the year, for "Life in the Freezer".

On these trips, Ben shot production, location and wildlife stills as well as providing field support for camera crews in remote field camps. These were wonderful journeys where the emphasis was to visit the most spectacular locations at the most spectacular times of year and to spend as much time in the field as possible. A wildlife photographer’s dream !

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