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To the South African Antarctic Community: We regretfully announce the passing of Willie Kuperus on 17 October 2022. Willie was a team member of the 14th South African National Antarctic Expedition team (1973). On the team photo: (front row) left. Our deepest condolences to the family and friends. Respectfully Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South […]

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World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is an UNESCO International Day, celebrated annually on the 27th of October. Antarctic Legacy of South Africa is committed to building a comprehensive (open access) archive that includes the archiving of audiovisual material gathered through the South African National Antarctic Programme. The videos and interviews on the ALSA archive give […]

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Photography is the art and science of capturing light – Jean Brundrit In December 2019 Jean Brundrit travelled to Antarctica aboard the South African research and supply vessel, the S.A. Agulhas II. Jean took photos with a lens made of ice. Most of the images within “Over the Horizon” were made with ice lenses (although […]