Quote of the day
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. These qualities have ever been displayed in their mightiest perfection, as attendants in the retinue of strong passions.
Herbert Ponting
Born: March 21, 1870
Died: February 7, 1935 (aged 64)
Bio: Herbert George Ponting 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.
Known for:
- With Scott to the Pole
- In lotus-land Japan (1910)
- With Scott in the Antarctic







