Ernest Shackleton was a master of leadership in a crisis - and his story can teach us about ambiguity in a crisis and how to master it.
Attempts to examine the effects of climate change on sea ice around north pole are hampered by extreme cold and equipment failures
Rachel Syme on the story behind a 1947 portrait of the Danish explorer Peter Freuchen and his third wife, Dagmar Cohn, photographed by Irving Penn.
The rolling hills, unspoiled beaches and hidden coves along the South Devon coast, and in particular the picturesque town of Salcombe, continue to inspire Elaine Jones and her painting practice. In this book we take an in depth look at the work Elaine has created in response to this beautiful stretch of coastline and discover what continues to draw the artist back to this area time and time again.
Notable works capture the danger and drama of Arctic exploration
Accessories by Otis Jaxon are not what they seem. Though they appear to pierce multiple areas of the ear, the optical illusion earrings have a clever twist.
The USS Polaris sailed from New York in 1871 in search of the North Pole. Stuck in ice in Smith Sound in October 1872, 19 crew members and Inuit guides aba...
Aurora Borealis is based on two separate sketches. The first incident was an aurora witnessed by Church's pupil, the Arctic explorer Isaac I. Hayes. Hayes provided a sketch and description of the aurora borealis display he witnessed one January evening. Coinciding with Hayes' furthest northern movement into what he named Cape Leiber, the aurora borealis appeared over the peak. Describing the event, Hayes wrote: The light grew by degrees more and more intense, and from irregular bursts it settled into an almost steady sheet of brightness... The exhibition, at first tame and quiet, became in the end startling in its brilliancy. The broad dome above me is all ablaze... The colour of the light was chiefly red, but this was not constant, and every hue mingled in the fierce display. Blue and yellow streamers were playing in the lurid fire; and, sometimes starting side by side from the wide expanse of the illuminated arch, they melt into each other, and throw a ghostly glare of green into the face and over the landscape. Again this green overrides the red; blue and orange clasp each other in their rapid flight; violet darts tear through a broad flush of yellow, and countless tongues of white flame, formed of these uniting streams, rush aloft and lick the skies PRINT INFORMATION · NB: Our prints come Unframed ☺ · Paper Types ☺ o Fine Art paper is White (Ivory) Cotton Rag Acid Free and 300gsm o Canvas Matt paper is Polyester and 260gsm o Photo paper is glossy finish and is 200gsm · Customisations are possible – just shoot us a message ☺
The Journey across the Atlantic to the New World has vastly changed over time. It was once a necessity to