Stunning photographs of the Antarctic are on show in a new exhibition at Cambridge University’s Museum of Zoology.

Antarctic: An exhibition of photographs by Roger Slade opens on May 22 and runs until June 28.

And to complement the photography exhibition, the museum will also host an Antarctic Sunday Funday on June 15 as well as a free public talk by Roger Slade on June 19.

Each Antarctic summer, Slade works as a photographer and lecturer running specialised tours to the region.

The astonishing photographs were taken over the course of five years and 11 expeditions and include locations such as the South Shetland Islands, South Georgia, the Falkland Islands as well as the Antarctic Peninsula.

All of the work exhibited will be available to buy.

“I am lucky I can combine my love of travel and my work,” said Roger Slade. “I am an unashamed Antarctic anorak and I have never lost the excitement and enthusiasm I felt when I first set foot on the frozen continent.

“It is probably the most beautiful place any of us are ever likely to see in a lifetime of travel and exploration.”

The difficulty of visiting the continent is one of the alluring features of photographing it, admits Slade.

He added: “We have all seen a few penguins at zoos, but landing on one beach I stood by a colony of around 400,000 King Penguins and chicks. The colony has been dated by scientists as older than the oldest city in the world.

“As well as the visual impact, the noise and smell was incredible. The birds are very tame and curious; you really feel as if you are visiting their land.”

The exhibition at the Downing Street museum is open Monday-Friday from 10am-4.45pm and Saturdays (from June 7) from 10am-1pm.

Meanwhile, the Antarctic Sunday Funday on June 15 runs from 11am-4pm and will feature trails, crafts plus the annual public exhibition of the Cambridge Natural History Society.

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