He also acted as expedition photographer.
People can apply for expeditions from around the world either as venturers (17-24 year olds) or as volunteer managers (25-75 years) who undertake a variety of roles including project manager, expedition photographer, medic, communication officer and logistics manager.
While the expedition photographer, Frank Hurley, captured Mrs. Chippy's much-whiskered mien and bold look of confidence, diary entries from the other expedition members gave tribute to the cat's outstanding character.
It was discovered on 12 January 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, who named it for Stuart Doyle, who assisted the expedition photographer with the film record.
In 2004 the institute acquired the 1,700 glass-plate negatives taken by the expedition photographer, Herbert Ponting.
Although Bell had no experience in photography, he was recommended for the post of expedition photographer by the expedition's geologist, John Lawrence LeConte.
In 1934, along with Lieutenant A.S.T. Godfrey, RE and Martin Lindsay, Croft participated in the 1934 British Trans-Greenland Expedition as the expedition photographer and dog-handler.
In the 1910s the Terra Nova Expedition recorded that killer whales had attempted to tip ice floes on which an expedition photographer and a sled dog team were standing.
His flair for journalism and ability to shape his photographic illustrations into a narrative led to his being signed as expedition photographer aboard the Terra Nova, the first time a professional photographer was included on an Antarctic expedition.
John Noel took on the role of official expedition photographer.