New Society membership card image revealed
The photograph selected to feature on our 2024 membership card is Beautiful broken ice, reflections and Terra Nova by Herbert Ponting. This view of the Terra Nova in McMurdo Sound was taken on 7 January 1911 shortly after the ship reached Antarctica.
Herbert G. Ponting, whose photography skills were self-taught, was enlisted in 1910 as Captain Robert Falcon Scott's photographer on the ill-fated British Antarctic Expedition to the South Pole (1910-1913). Alongside the work of the team of scientists, Ponting’s images aided geographical and natural discovery.
Remaining with the crew for almost 14 months, Ponting took over 1,000 impressively balanced and composed images which documented in exceptional detail the journey and daily life of the expedition’s early months.
Fellows and Members will receive this new card when they join or renew their membership throughout 2024. Not yet a member? and discover the new and previously untold stories our planet’s people and places have to share.
Browse our to see more images which reveal 500 years of geography, travel and exploration.
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Editorial appointments at the Society’s publications
We are delighted to announce the appointment of the new editors and editorial board members at two of our scholarly journals and our book series.
Wednesday 27 Mar 2024 - RGS-IBG news
Join our expert university accreditation programme review panel
The Society is looking for new members to join our expert university programme accreditation review panel.
Monday 25 Mar 2024 - RGS-IBG news
Sharing our thanks this National Lottery Open Week
We are proud to once again be taking part in National Lottery Open Week, an annual celebration of the contribution National Lottery players make every week in support of good causes.
Thursday 14 Mar 2024