For 45 years, visionary photographer James Balog has broken new conceptual and artistic ground on some of the most crucial environmental issues of our era, from climate change, receding glaciers, and wildfire to endangered wildlife and deforestation.
His Extreme Ice Survey is the most extensive, ground-based, photographic study of glaciers ever conducted. It was the basis of three documentaries, most notably Chasing Ice, which won an Emmy and the Sundance award for cinematography; an excerpt from it has been viewed more than 61 million times on social media.
Another award-winning film, The Human Element, has been screened from Thailand and London to New York and Vancouver. James has been given an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS).
James is a Cornell University’s A.D. White Professor-at-Large, and is the recipient of dozens of awards, including the Hood Medal from RPS, Heinz Award, Lucie Award for Humanitarian Photography, and the Ansel Adams Award.
Media appearances include CBS Sunday Morning (twice), NBC Evening News, CNN, ABC, Real Time with Bill Maher, Late Night with David Letterman, and NPR’s Fresh Air.
He is the author of nine books. His projects have been extensively published and discussed in magazines and newspapers worldwide.
Large archives of prints documenting his exploration of the Anthropocene are permanently archived at the Library of Congress, Cornell and Yale universities, and fine art museums in Denver, Houston, San Diego, and elsewhere.
