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Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice

Art meets science.

20127.51h 14m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jeff Orlowski
Written by Mark Monroe
Produced by Jerry Aronson, Billy Ray, Jeff Orlowski
Box Office0Revenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

J

James Balog

Self - Photographer

S

Svavar Jonatansson

Self - Photo Assistant

A

Adam LeWinter

Self - EIS Engineer

Louie Psihoyos

Louie Psihoyos

Self - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker

K

Kitty Boone

Self - The Aspen Institute

Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle

Self - National Geographic Explorer

D

Dennis Dimick

Self - National Geographic Editor

J

Jason Box

Self - Climatologist, Ohio State University

T

Tad Pfeffer

Self - Glaciologist, University of Colorado

S

Suzanne Balog

Self - James's Wife

Themes & Keywords

climate changeglobal warmingglacierenvironmentfield researchmelting glaciercryospherepolar ice capenvironmental change 

About Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice is a documentary film released in 2012 exploring themes of climate change, global warming, glacier, environment, field research, melting glacier. Directed by Jeff Orlowski, it stars James Balog, Svavar Jonatansson, Adam LeWinter. 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.

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