Frank Hurley Books

Frank Hurley was an adventurer and photographer whose life's work focused on capturing extreme conditions and human resilience. His early career involved pioneering expeditions to the Antarctic, where he used his lenses to document the harsh polar environment and the courage of explorers. During World War I, he became an official Australian war photographer, risking his life to capture the horrors of trench warfare in France, Palestine, and Cairo. Described as a "warrior with his camera," Hurley's images not only informed but also inspired, and his lifelong dedication to bringing back pictures from the world's most unforgiving places makes him a singular figure in documentary photography.