Pioneer Programme - Martin Hartley Interview

Recently selected for the Shackleton Pioneers programme, Martin Hartley, an adventurer and acclaimed environmental photographer is known for his decades-long dedication to documenting the Arctic an...

Pioneer Programme - Levison Wood Interview

To mark the launch of the Shackleton Pioneer programme, Shackleton’s Amelia Steele interviews Levison Wood, the celebrated British explorer, author, and photographer. Levison is known for his remar...

Capture The Extreme 2024 - Explorer's Choice Award - Behind the Winning Shot

We just announced that the winner of the 2024 Explorer's Choice Award for Capture The Extreme in collaboration with Leica, was Felix Vollmann. He received just over 25% of the public vote for his ...

CAPTURE THE EXTREME 2024 // Explorer's Choice Award - The Results!

Earlier this year we announced the results of the 2024 Shackleton x Leica Capture The Extreme Photography Competition. We also launched the Explorers’ Choice Award, whereby we asked you to vote fo...

CAPTURE THE EXTREME 2024 // Explorer's Choice Award - Cast Your Vote!

As we announce the results of the 2024 ‘Capture The Extreme’ Photography Competition, we also launch the Explorers’ Choice Award and invite you to cast your vote for a winner. With a record number...

CAPTURE THE EXTREME 2024 // The Results

After poring over a record number of entries capturing extreme landscapes, extreme weather, wildlife, people and adventure, we are excited to share the results of this year’s Shackleton x Leica Ph...

SHACKLETON MEDAL: Meet the Shortlist - Florian Ledoux

The shortlist for the Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions 2024 was announced on 24th April 2024, following an animated debate at the Royal Geographical Society, chaired by Sund...

SHACKLETON MEDAL 2024 - The Shortlist

Following a very lively debate at the Royal Geographical Society, chaired by Sunday Times bestselling author Lewis Dartnell, our panel of judges has decided on the shortlist for this year’s Shackle...

'SVALBARD PEOPLE' // THE NORTHERN MOST PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION IN THE WORLD

Photographer and writer, Graeme Chesters has a special research interest in the High Arctic. In 2020 he won AP magazine’s Rising Star Award for his work documenting change in the Arctic and was inv...

SHACKLETON MEDAL // MEET SEBASTIAN COPELAND

Adventurer, photographer and climate advocate Sebastian Copeland is on the judging panel of the Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar regions for the second year running. Here he talks t...