Antarctica: A Different Adventure
"Antarctica. The only part of the world we haven’t managed to pillage … yet. Jason Kimberley’s journey reminds us that the future of this original wilderness lies entirely in our grasping hands."
- Andrew Denton
Jason Kimberley’s book, Antarctica: A Different Adventure, is informative, beautiful and fun. It is a book that will make you smile and make you laugh. However, there is also poignancy – Antarctica and the great Antarctic web of life surrounding it are bearing witness to profound climate change.
We humans are actively warming the planet and are partly if not wholly responsible, yet we may still have time to avoid the worst effects. It will require us as nations to act selflessly and to act in concert.
In this last great wilderness, Jason Kimberley’s soul was touched. The question now for us all is will we protect our natural home – or will we continue to let it degrade?
Excerpt from the Foreword
Greg Bourne
CEO World Wildlife Fund for Nature Australia
★★★★★
"Jason’s storytelling and photographs give
an insightful account of what it is to live,
survive and haul sledges at 80 degrees
south – the photography is stunning."
Børge Ousland - Polar Explorer
★★★★★
"Jason’s ability to capture a story in a
moment of time is remarkable and has
become the mark of his work since
Australia Exposed was launched in 2003."
Lino Magazine
★★★★★
"Kimberley’s colour images concentrate on typically harsh Antarctic vistas. This photographer also displays a confident feel for ironic still life images."
Sydney Morning Herald
Who is Jason Kimberley?
Jason Kimberley is a self-taught, instinct-driven author whose work explores power, personality, and the quiet absurdities of life. Guided by a simple philosophy — resist the obvious, trust the detail, and let characters lead — his writing blends dry humour with emotional restraint, inviting readers to slow down, look again, and recognise themselves in the unexpected.
He is the author of Australia Exposed (2003), praised for its observational voice and its ability to capture the character of a country without sentimentality, and Antarctica: A Different Adventure (2005), a firsthand account of a sixteen-day expedition at 80 degrees south that combines endurance, reflection, and sharp-eyed storytelling. Together, these works established Kimberley as a writer interested not in spectacle, but in people, their resilience, contradictions, and capacity for humour under pressure.
Drawing on decades of observation, often in remote, uncomfortable, and overlooked places, Kimberley writes with a laconic clarity that favours people over grand statements. Whether documenting explorers at the edge of the world or the small dramas of everyday life, his stories find meaning in the quiet moments where humour and humanity intersect.
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