Photo courtesy Gary Braasch

Many years ago I was sitting at Caribou Pass on the Kongukut River, in the Northeast corner of Alaska, hoping that I might see some caribou. I was not alone.  Along with the guests that I had on my trip there was a professional photographer, Gary Braasch, who was also there waiting. I understand waiting is one of the great skills that a photographer must possess. I had not met him before, but two days and about 20,000 caribou later we had struck up a bit of a friendship.

Shortly after his time photographing in the Arctic Refuge, Gary launched an incredibly ambitious project to capture images of global warming that would inspire people to take action. This is no easy task; with 24 hour news stations and the internet constantly bombarding us with images it is very difficult to produce something that is iconic. And global warming is such “big” issue that just deciding where to point your camera could keep an average guy up at night. But Gary has held true to his vision and has been working on this project ever since. Our paths have crossed on and off over the years as I have ...

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