Ends of the Earth

Subhankar Banerjee

I went to the opening of Photographs from the Ends of the Earth at MAM last night and today found this post from Conscientious of French photographer Celine Clanet's work.

These are stunning images that have taken us to places most of us will never see in person. If Street Photography is the momentary recording of the common experience these are, if you'll forgive me, the polar opposite.

Throughout the photographic recording history of the Polar Regions, whether for documentary, artistic or political purposes, there is the element of privileged access that underlies the images. Are these photography's moon shots?