Tales from the Photographic Trenches

Stephen Johnson checked in to say he was back from Antarctica, I went looking online to see if any photos were posted yet. (I'm partial to penguins.) But I ended up engaged by this report from the trip's organizer Michael Reichmann about how various pieces of equipment fared under the extreme circumstances. I have a similar fascination with Derrick's anecdotes about things he learnt the hard way. There's something compelling about the vicarious adventure of these "from the trenches" reports.