Cat Buckley, Vanity Fair, on photographer James Balog’s effort to capture scenes from melting glaciers:
In an effort to provide concrete visual proof of climate change and its devastating effects, photographer James Balog embarked on a years-long project that spanned the northern reaches of the globe. He set up cameras from Greenland to Alaska in order to capture horrifying—yet undeniably beautiful—time-lapse photos that reveal the unprecedented rate at which glaciers are receding.
These photos are both disturbing and beautiful.