- Starting in 1974, when he was was seventy-three years old, Porter
took two trips to Antarctica on a National Science Foundation (NSF)
grant. The NSF selected artists, musicians, and writers to record
their impressions of the continent for an exhibition to raise awareness
of its unusual beauty.
- Porter looked forward to the challenge of making color photographs
of what he thought would be white scenery. He was surprised and delighted
with the region’s wide range of color, especially its variety
of blues.
- His photographs and detailed travelogue were published in the book,
Antarctica (1978).
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