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Antarctica: The Waking Giant
Winner of three 2020 International Photography Awards and named Photographer of the Year from the Tokyo International Awards , explorer Sebastian Copeland's stunning photography delivers unparalleled access to the least explored continent on Earth and galvanizes our awareness of the threats of global warming.
Winner of three 2020 International Photography Awards and named Photographer of the Year from the Tokyo International Awards , explorer Sebastian Copeland's stunning photography delivers unparalleled access to the least explored continent on Earth and galvanizes our awareness of the threats of global warming.
Antarctica's ice sheet is a powerful entity, alive and dynamic. It is up to three million years old; its mass is constantly and imperceptibly moving, finally calving to the sea. Deep in the heart of the continent is a barren desert of snow, while the coast teems with the dominion of whales, birds, penguins, and seals, which had previously evolved outside of human contact.
Until recently, scientists thought Antarctica had remained mostly untouched by climate change. But now they have warned that the ice is indeed melting-- and quickly. "My research there gave me a deeper perspective of the subtle variations taking place at the hands of climate change," says Copeland. "The images I bring back tell the story of a changing envi- ronment that spells the oncoming redrawing of the world's map, and all that it implicates."
Winner of three 2020 International Photography Awards and named Photographer of the Year from the Tokyo International Awards , explorer Sebastian Copeland's stunning photography delivers unparalleled access to the least explored continent on Earth and galvanizes our awareness of the threats of global warming.
Antarctica's ice sheet is a powerful entity, alive and dynamic. It is up to three million years old; its mass is constantly and imperceptibly moving, finally calving to the sea. Deep in the heart of the continent is a barren desert of snow, while the coast teems with the dominion of whales, birds, penguins, and seals, which had previously evolved outside of human contact.
Until recently, scientists thought Antarctica had remained mostly untouched by climate change. But now they have warned that the ice is indeed melting-- and quickly. "My research there gave me a deeper perspective of the subtle variations taking place at the hands of climate change," says Copeland. "The images I bring back tell the story of a changing envi- ronment that spells the oncoming redrawing of the world's map, and all that it implicates."
208 pages, Hardcover
Published September 29, 2020
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March 22, 2021
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A lot of beautiful photography, but unfortunately the photography doesn't really tie well into the narrative that the author tries to present. Yes, there is a climate crisis. Yes, the Antarctic ice can give us great insights into just how drastic the crisis is. No, the photographs you provide don't really show us any of that. And it's potentially a minor point, but it stood out to me and detracted from the overall message nonetheless: let's stop calling them "climate skeptics" and instead give them the more appropriate term "climate deniers" or just be completely honest and call them "self-serving, raging idiots". Either way, there's nothing "skeptical" about it.
A lot of beautiful photography, but unfortunately the photography doesn't really tie well into the narrative that the author tries to present. Yes, there is a climate crisis. Yes, the Antarctic ice can give us great insights into just how drastic the crisis is. No, the photographs you provide don't really show us any of that. And it's potentially a minor point, but it stood out to me and detracted from the overall message nonetheless: let's stop calling them "climate skeptics" and instead give them the more appropriate term "climate deniers" or just be completely honest and call them "self-serving, raging idiots". Either way, there's nothing "skeptical" about it.
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