The Polar Project of a Lifetime
Departing under a National Science Foundation Artists & Writers Grant for the South Polar Plateau, October 2010, Antarctica.
Having submitted an application to the National Science Foundation in 2008 for an Artist and Writers Grant to return to the South Polar Plateau my dream self-assignment has come through:Research Objectives
Fifty years after their first trip to Antarctica, American photographer Morton Beebe (PIO Operation Deep Freeze 1957-58) and New Zealand author and journalist Geoffrey Lee Martin (1957 Member of Sir Edmund Hillary's Team and author of Hellbent for the Pole) return to the continent on a visit to the new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Base. Their visit comes at the end of the International Polar Year during which significant science is being conducted in Antarctica. The two meet with key researchers and scientists, reflect on their own early adventures on the continent, and offer insights into the critical role that Antarctic exploration and scientific research continues to play in human efforts to understand and cope with climate change on Earth.
The intellectual merit is expressed by the perspective of two men who were involved in Antarctic exploration during its infancy and being able to relate the changes of human inhabitance over time to a new generation. The purpose of this film is educational. It will reach an audience that is largely made up of younger generations who increasingly get their information from the web and from television specials aimed at delivering a large amount of information in a relatively short period of time. The prospect of relating the technological and scientific advances made in Antarctic exploration and experimentation has been the primary inspiration for this project. The significance of current projects in the region will be greatly magnified by the contrast with the humble beginnings of Antarctic operations in 1957-58.
Field-Season Overview
The ASMP member production team will be comprised of Producer/Director Richard Neill of Adventure Pictures and Associate Producer/Technician Jeff Pflueger of Jeff Pflueger Photo Media, NSF request for support of this project is limited to the final stage of filming in which Morton Beebe and Geoffrey Lee Martin return to Antarctica for 6 weeks during the 2010-2011 summer.
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