Herbert Ponting (1870 – 1935) was the expedition's official photographer.

This is a beautiful shot, showing the "Terra Nova" from inside a grotto that was formed by an iceberg as it turned over, carrying a large floe which froze onto it.

Both Ponting and Scott were struck by the colours of the ice inside this ice grotto; they were a rich mix of blues, purples and greens.

Ponting thought that this photograph, framing the Terra Nova, was one of his best.

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Always adorable!

Photo: Herbert Ponting, Preus Museum's collection

What a disappointment when the party found out that the Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen had preceded them by 34 days. Not a good day for a party.

In addition to the tent, the Norwegian flag and other traces, they found a letter to King Haakon VII of Norway (which Amundsen politely asked Scott to deliver) and a note stating that Amundsen had arrived there with four companions on 16 December 1911.

Photo: Henry R. Bowers, Preus Museum's collection

Photo: Herbert Ponting, Preus Museum's collection

Photo: Herbert Ponting, Preus Museum's collection

Photo: Herbert Ponting, Preus Museum's collection

Scott's party at the South Pole, 18 January 1912.

Left to right: (standing) Edward Adrian Wilson (died March 29), Robert Falcon Scott (died March 29), Lawrence Oates (died March 17) (seated) Henry Robertson Bowers (died March 29), Edgar Evans (died March 17)

Photo: Henry R. Bowers, Preus Museum's collection

Look at the little person on the right!

Photo: Herbert Ponting, Preus Museum's collection

Photo: Henry R. Bowers, Preus Museum's collection

On 12 November 2012, a search party found the tent containing the frozen bodies of Scott, Wilson and Bowers.

After having read the relevant portions of Scott's diaries, the nature of the disaster was revealed. After diaries, personal effects and records had been collected, the tent was collapsed over the bodies and a cairn of snow erected, topped by a cross fashioned from Tryggve Gran's skis.

The party searched further south for Oates's body, but found only his sleeping bag. On 15 November, they raised a cairn near to where they believed he had died.

Photo: Herbert Ponting, Preus Museum's collection

Scott's 43rd birthday party June 6th 1911 on board the Terra Nova would also be his last.

Photo: Herbert Ponting, Preus Museum's collection

Photo: Herbert Ponting, Preus Museum's collection

Henry Robertson Bowers is aged 29 in this portrait taken by Herbert Ponting.

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From left to right: Dr. Wilson (pulling the string to release the shutter), Captain Scott, P. O. Evans, Captain Oates and Lieut. Bowers.

Behind them the tent in which they were staying, and, on the right, in the background, a small snow cairn with a Union Jack

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The persons, the sledge and the dogs emphasize the bigglilty of the iceberg.

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Edgar Evans is aged 35 in this portrait taken by Herbert Ponting.

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Eward Adrian Wilson is aged 39 in this portrait taken by Herbert Ponting.

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Robert Falcon Scott is aged 43 in this portrait taken by Herbert Ponting.

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