Catlin Arctic Survey
13 May 2009
On 1 March, Martin was dropped off onto the sea ice at 81'30 deg N, 130 deg W to commence the Catlin Arctic Survey - a pioneering scientific endeavour to capture the most accurate measurements of the thickness of the North Pole ice cap.
Martin and leading polar explorers Pen Hadow and Ann Daniels, have hauled sledges across the sea ice and open water, measuring and documenting the state of the sea ice cover to provide crucial data on the rate of melt.
With the sea ice cover melting rapidly as Summer approaches, the decision was made to airlift the team off on 13 May - after 73 days on the Arctic Ocean.
Follow the expedition on the BBC website
Ice team blog, video clips and full details on the Catlin Arctic Survey website, twitter and facebook
We are in the process of building a Martin Hartley polar website which will profile Martin's still images and video from the ice. Send us an email if you would like to be informed when the new site goes live.
On the shelves
9 January 2009
If you fancy escaping crowded beaches next Summer, check out the article on surf walking on the French Atlantic Coast in the current issue of Outside magazine.
Keep your eyes peeled for Martin's photos of the remote Haida on Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia in the new BBC Lonely Planet magazine.
Recognise the front cover of Geographical magazine, March issue? Martin's photograph of Pen Hadow taken on his solo expedition and part of an article on polar portraits.
Face to Face: Polar Portraits
28 November 2008
This unique new book contains 50 of Martin’s modern colour portraits of individuals living and working in the polar regions alongside 50 historic black and white portraits from the Scott Polar Research Institute collection, many of which have not been previously published. With a foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, afterword by anthropologist Hugh Brody, and essay/discussion on polar photography by Martin and editor Huw Lewis Jones, published by Polarworld. Nominated by The Guardian as one of the year's best picture books.
The accompanying exhibition will tour to the Explorers Club, New York and RGS, London amongst other venues in 2009.