Herbert Ponting: Scott's Antarctic Photographer and Pioneer Filmmaker

Born in Salisbury in 1870, Ponting was raised and educated in Carlisle, Preston and Southport. While working in a bank in Liverpool, Ponting bought his first Kodak compact camera. A decade later – after running a California fruit ranch and working in mining – he was a professional photographer, known for stereoviews of America, Japan and other parts of Asia and for illustrated magazine articles.

When Ponting returned to Britain in 1907, his Japanese and other photographs were exhibited and...