The Arctic: A Darker Shade of White

• Prize
  Gold in Book/Nature, 1st Place winner in Book
• Photographer
  Sebastian Copeland
• Agency / Studio
  Sebastian Copeland Adventures
• Technical Info
  Mamiya 7; Linhof 6x17; Canon 5dsr; Zeiss Optics
• Photo Date
  2004-2023

The Arctic: A Darker Shade of White chronicles deep, immersive expeditions in the high north. I was fortunate to walk to the North Pole on skis; I crossed the Greenland ice sheet in its length; and covered great distances across the Canadian Arctic. Throughout 20 years of challenging polar missions, I never ceased to be moved by the power and scale of the landscape. This communion I had with Nature always led to epiphanies even while that harsh environment takes no pity on human life. But from year to year, I bore witness to climate transformations that spell profound global implications.

Sebastian Copeland is a photographer, polar explorer and climate researcher. Noted as a photographer “who has produced works that are of outstanding artistic merit and communicates messages of urgent global significance,” Copeland has led numerous expeditions to document the endangered Polar regions. In 2017, Copeland was named one of the world's top 25 adventurers of the last 25 years. He is a fellow of The Explorers Club and the International Glaciology Society.