“Travel has the ability to change perceptions, elevate awareness, evoke true empathy and galvanize leaders,” according to Epic Road. Their inspirational and tailor-made trips provide access to the remote, the ancient and the rare. In what…
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Coup de cœur pour la photographe américaine Janet Little Jeffers basée à Baltimore, qui nous dévoile de superbes clichés de l’arctique. Des images de nature de toute beauté dont voici une sélection et série intitulée « Artic Ice Photography ». A découvrir en images dans la suite de l’article.
Sampled sounds from an Arctic ghost town comprise the unlikely music on Efterklang’s new album
Perpetually in search of new possibilities in the realm of music, the trio behind the Danish band Efterklang set out on a sound-seeking mission last August to the remote island of Spitsbergen to create their fourth album, Piramida. Over the course of their nine-day expedition on the Arctic isle—one…
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Voici la dernière campagne proposée par Greenpeace pour la sauvegarde de la planète. En simulant la présence d’un ours polaire à la recherche de sa banquise en plein Londres, la vidéo parvient à prendre conscience des enjeux environnementaux. Le tout sur la musique de Radiohead et la voix de Jude Law.
Tor Even Mathisen a pu réaliser ce time-lapse en Arctique afin d’illustrer le morceau “As We Float” du groupe The American Dollar. Avec des images splendides, autour d’une nature incroyable, le vidéo réalisée à l’aide du Canon 5D Mark II est à découvrir dans la suite.
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Une nouvelle vidéo en technique time-lapse grâce à un travail incroyable de Joe Capra. Pendant 17 jours en Islande, voici plus de 38 000 images et paysages étonnants autour du phénomène naturel au nord du Cercle Arctique, où le soleil ne se couche jamais et reste visible 24 heures.
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A photographer’s eye on the Arctic reveals the natural beauty in ice
With what seems to be a prescient surname, Camille Seaman—often referred to as “the iceberg photographer”—may have been born to take up the subject. While Seaman did study photography and long worked with the medium, it wasn’t until she landed a job aboard an Arctic cruise ship at age 32 that something clicked with the harsh landscapes. There, surrounded by beautifully varied lighting conditions, what she describes as a “profound experience” allowed her to experiment, ultimately finding that a looming overcast sky projects just the right light on the icebergs, revealing their most precious inner colors and details and making her a 2011 TED fellow.
To create such stunning visions Seaman also relies on her astounding collection of cameras—both digital and analog—that she proficiently intermixes within her practice. With favorites such as the Hasselblad x-pan, Epsom Ed-1 and various Leicas, she relies on technique rather than computer skills to perfectly frame her images, preferring to stay away from Photoshop and the like.
A purist in this sense, Seaman does little else to manipulate her photographs, aside from using manual dodging and burning printing techniques. The upshot makes for an incredibly honest portfolio of images—realistic portrayals of magnificent subjects that lend a sense of personality difficult to fake.
This clear-eyed vision of the natural world extends to Seaman’s interest beyond cold climates too. Her extensive travels and previous work tells tales of massive storm clouds and golden farmland in middle America. A leading figure in self-publishing as well, Seaman co-founded Fastback Creative Books and often leads lectures and self-publishing workshops across the States.
“The Last Iceberg” is available for purchase from from Photoeye.
Help support one man’s epic expedition to combat meningitis
While some run or walk for a cause, Mark Jobling will drive a team of huskies 155 miles across the frozen Arctic Lapland to help in the fight against the life-threatening disease meningitis. His charitable tack has already brought results in fact, inspiring Woolrich to recently donate one of their classic Arctic parkas—a coat filled with super-warm down and kitted out with essential features to fight the elements, such as a HydroGuard water-resistant finish and hand-warming pockets.
Jobling, currently in training, will put the gear to use come 26 March 2011. The goal of his efforts is to raise at least £3,000 for the Meningitis Trust—more specifically for the Stan Jobling Tribute Fund. Inspired by his nephew Stan, who passed away from meningitis after he was diagnosed at just three-years-old, Jobling explains, this money “enables the vital work of raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of meningitis.” Some forms of the inflammation can also be prevented through proper vaccination, but in countries where the risk is the highest, sadly the vaccine is still too expensive.
Learn more about Stan (be prepared to shed some tears) and donate by visiting the Meningitis Trust site. Mark’s expedition can also be followed on Facebook, where he writes about the hardships of training and posts beautiful photos of the Adventure.
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