In the news
30 October 2009
Martin will be speaking about photographing in the breathtaking icy wilderness of the Canadian Arctic at the Royal Geographical Society on Wednesday 11 November. Tickets available from the RGS or win 2 tickets via Photography Monthly
Martin will be back at the RGS on 14/15 November to chair the panels on Photography and Media, and Planning Polar Expeditions, during Explore
A selection of Martin's Arctic photographs will be hanging at COP15 in December as part of the WWF's Arctic Programme. Visit the WWF website for a slide show of his North Polar work
Grab a copy of the November issue of Geographical magazine for Martin's photographs in an article on the findings from the Catlin Arctic Survey.
Time Magazine 'Heroes of the Environment 2009'
28 September 2009
Martin's recent North Polar endeavour on the Catlin Arctic survey has earned him a place as one of Time Magazine's 'Heroes of the Environment 2009'
Catlin Arctic Survey
13 May 2009
On 1 March 2009, 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 and density of the North Pole ice cap. Martin and leading polar explorers Pen Hadow and Ann Daniels, hauled sledges across the sea ice and open water, measuring and documenting the state of the sea ice cover. With the sea ice melting rapidly as Summer approached, the decision was made to airlift the team off the Arctic Ocean on 13 May - after 73 days on the ice.
Follow the expedition as archived on the BBC website
Ice team blog, video clips and full details on the Catlin Arctic Survey website, twitter and facebook
Plans are underway for another North Polar expedition in 2010 to continue this valuable research.
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.
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 (2008).
The accompanying exhibition continues its tour to the Explorers Club, New York and RGS, London amongst other venues in 2009.