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Herbert Ponting photographing an ice crack at Cape Evans photographed during the last, tragic voyage to Antarctica by Captain Robert Falcon Scott on 8th October 1911. Scott was tutored by Ponting, the renowned photographer who was the camera artist to the expedition, which enabled Scott to take his own memorable pictures before perishing on his return from the South Pole on or after 29th March 1912. (Photo by Captain Robert Falcon Scott/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)