“Ice is the canary in the global coal mine.” —James Balog

Scientist, explorer, artist, and photographer James Balog is drawn to issues of climate change and its effects on mankind. Balog is pushed by a sense of urgency and obligation to document the changing planet. For him, there is no better way to bear witness to the climate change that is happening right now than through a photograph. The Extreme Ice Survey started as an assignment for National Geographic and grew into an ongoing project to document the changing glaciers. His work on glaciers and climate change has since become a documentary, Chasing Ice, and a book. Balog has received the Leica Medal of Excellence and premier awards for