User guide
Our images can be used to support learning/teaching. In addition, the Scott Polar Research Institute has created five resource packages on themes relating to polar history and environment. As more people start to develop and share galleries of their favourite images, it should be possible to see how other people are using the photographs in their learning and teaching.
Biographies
Take a look at biographies of expedition leaders and photographers, such as Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Illustrated summaries of all of the expeditions covered by the Freeze Frame project are also available.
Thematic resources
The resources currently available are:
- History of Photography in the Polar Regions
- Changing Britain and the Heroic Age
- Surviving in Extreme Environments
We will also be developing additional resources on environmental change and Northern peoples.
Searching the image catalogue
Each image has a title, assigned where possible from the original caption provided by the photographer. In addition, we have added summary description and keywords, as well as details of the expedition, photographer, medium and dates. The catalogue may be searched in three ways:
Search help is also available. The search box in the top right of each page provides free text searching of the whole site.
Development of additional resources
The SPRI is always interested in supporting learning and teaching activities and assisting the sharing of information related to its image library. If you have an idea you would like to pursue, or have used the images and would like to show us or tell us about your experience, please do not hesitate to contact us.
