Tag: James Balog

  • James Balog Receives $100k Heinz Award for Climate Photo Project

    Balog compares his drive to document this conflict to the one combat photographers feel. “The biggest [motivation] is the sense of being at this decisive moment of earth history and human history, and having the capabilities to bear witness to that. I’m very much motivated by that same ‘I’m here to bear witness’ impulse that moves guys like James Nachtwey.”

    Link: James Balog Receives $100k Heinz Award for Climate Photo Project

  • James Balog’s Big Chill

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    From PDN:

    Beginning in December 2006, Balog and a group of scientists, photographers and cinematographers positioned a total of 27 Nikon D-200 cameras at 18 locations in Greenland, Iceland, Alaska, the Rocky Mountains and British Columbia. Carefully boxed and sealed to withstand the elements, the cameras are powered by a combination of solar panels, batteries and other forms of electronics and are programmed to photograph once an hour as long as there is available daylight.

    Check it out here.