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Photo by @FransLanting Discovered! Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famous ship, Endurance, has just been found on the ocean floor off Antarctica. His ill-fated 1914-1916 expedition is one of the greatest exploration epics of all time—but the work of expedition photographer Frank Hurley deserves a similar place in history. After the Endurance was crushed by ice and sank, the entire crew ended up stranded on remote Elephant Island with no hope of rescue. Hurley had saved a small pocket camera and captured the pivotal moment when Shackleton and five men set off in a sloop for South Georgia—800 miles away. Eighty years later, I commissioned new prints of Hurley’s classic images to pay homage to his work before I set off on an assignment to Antarctica. We made an unplanned landing at the exact spot where Shackleton had departed. I found Hurley’s vantage point and captured fellow passengers from the cruise ship as they struggled back to their zodiac, with Hurley’s famous photo in the foreground and the same landmarks in the background. Some things change and others do not. Go to the link in my bio to read my full story. #endurance #shackleton #Antarctica #discovery #photography #adventure #FrankHurley