Photo exhibition to give Antarctica insight

AN exhibition containing images from some of the coldest places on the planet is set to be launched in Dundee.

The showcase is entitled “Travels To Present Day Antarctica” and has been created by photographer Roger Slade in a bid to bring home what is sometimes called “the last great wilderness on Earth”.

Opening in the Discovery Point Cafe Gallery this weekend, the exhibition will feature more than 40 eye-catching images from areas such as the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands and the sub Antarctic islands of South Georgia and the Falklands. The aim is to give a taste of what life is like on the coldest, highest, windiest and most remote continent on the planet.

Roger, a former geography teacher and education consultant, has worked as a full-time photographer for several years.

During each Antarctic summer, he works as a photographer, lecturer and driver for a company that runs specialist trips to Antarctica.

Louisa Attaheri, curator for Dundee Heritage Trust, said: “We are delighted to be showcasing Roger’s stunning photographs here at Discovery Point. The beauty and fragility of the Antarctic landscape really comes across in his pictures, giving a further insight of what it must have been like for Scott’s men during their Antarctic expedition all those years ago.”

The exhibition will run in the Discovery Point Cafe Gallery from Saturday until Thursday April 13. Admission is free.

Roger will be giving a free talk about his work and a chance to preview the exhibition on Friday at 6pm in the Falcon Scott Suite, Discovery Point.