Chasing Ice
Art meets science.
When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he was asked to do a cover story on glaciers that became the most popular and well-read piece in the magazine during the last five years. But for Balog, that story marked the beginning of a much larger and longer-term project that would reach epic proportions.
- 7.5
- 2012
- Released
- 1h 14m
James Balog
Self - PhotographerSvavar Jonatansson
Self - Photo AssistantAdam LeWinter
Self - EIS Engineer
Louie Psihoyos
Self - Photographer & Oscar Winning FilmmakerKitty Boone
Self - The Aspen Institute
Sylvia Earle
Self - National Geographic ExplorerDennis Dimick
Self - National Geographic EditorJason Box
Self - Climatologist, Ohio State UniversityTad Pfeffer
Self - Glaciologist, University of ColoradoSuzanne Balog
Self - James's Wife
Released
en
$1,328,467.00
- #climate change
- #global warming
- #glacier
- #environment
- #field research
- #melting glacier
- #cryosphere
- #polar ice cap
- #environmental change
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I first saw this at my city's International Film Festival, then later thankfully I was able to watch it with my son, who was 9 at the time, when at a friend's place for one of the big 3 holidays, it was on Netflix. Brilliantly conceived and carried out, over a long stretch of time, by the filmmakers, it led to a fine father-son discussion about the environment, its importance, what is wrong with i