Banquise, île de Cornwallis
Luc
Hardy
About this photograph :
Banquise, île de Cornwallis
Sea ice forms in “floes” of various sizes and shapes often creating stunning graphic patterns. The winds and currents always keep it moving. Bright white ice reflects sunlight. In contrast, open water is very dark and absorbs more energy. As sea ice melts more water is exposed, which increases warming. Ice in the Arctic sea is on average twice as thin as 20 years ago. This year, the 2007 record for minimum summer sea ice was almost broken. Some scientists predict that an ice-free summer at the North Pole could happen as early as 2015.
About the artist :
Luc
Hardy
Luc Hardy is a French-American adventurer living in both France and the United States. He participates in far away expeditions with passion. His curiosity for the world and his love of adventure stems from his origins in Brittany. Today, Luc Hardy’s rigorous and decisive photography, taken in places he is just passing through, affirms his passion.When he is not relaxing in his Connecticut tipi, he pursues a personal goal of traveling extensively worldwide, photographing and reporting from remote places in order to raise awareness for global causes. A member of the Explorers Club of New York, Luc Hardy has led several Arctic expeditions and is the author of Aventure Antarctique – Voyage au bout du rêve (France Loisirs - 2005), Greenland – Impressions (2007) et Arctic – Transitions (2008) Profits from the sale of this photograph will benefit the environmental organizations Pax Arctica and Green Cross International, the NGO founded by Mikhail Gorbachev.
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