Nov. 21, 10 a.m. to Noon
Fifty years ago, a young Ensign Beebe got an unexpected assignment to Antarctica for Operation Deep Freeze when the Navy had just begun to explore the continent. Today, the National Science Foundation Polar Programs managed by Raytheon run the largest research project on Ice. Morton is planning a return trip to produce a historical documentary. Morton will recount for us his experiences and show his breathtaking, historical photos of Antarctica 1957-58, contrasting them with the Antarctica of today.
Photographer Beebe:
That unexpected trip to Antarctica set Morton on his path to becoming an internationally acclaimed photographer. His travels over the continent produced several photo essays that were published inNational Geographic, Life, Paris Match and Stern. After Antarctica, Morton joined Magnum and started traveling and photographing stories full-time. Morton has covered the world, combining advertising assignments for his corporate clients-including Minolta, Nikon, Bank of America, Chevron, and American Airlines-with editorial assignments for Travel & Leisure, Geo, Ski and National Geographic, among others. He's worked as a photographer and film producer, working on such films as The Graduate and Petulia. He was also a pioneer in the stock photography business, helping to establish and successfully grow The Image Bank, the first modern stock agency.
Morton has published several successful books, including Operation Deep Freeze, Antarctica in 1958 and San Francisco: City by the Bay, which was first published in 1985, and has sold out five printings and is now in a third edition.
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