2008 One Earth Award - Runner-up
Ira Meyer (United States)
Window on the ice melt
'I love ice - the astounding shapes and forms it creates. When a ship I was travelling on dropped anchor off east Greenland, I had a chance to photograph the spectacular arch in this 50-metre iceberg. However, melting icebergs are very unpredictable. They can roll, implode and crumble with little warning.' Arctic sea ice cover is shrinking as temperatures in the region rise. Recent summer sea ice cover this far north has been the lowest on record and scientists have forecast ice-free summers in the Arctic sea as early as 2040.
Canon EOS 20D + Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 IS USM lens; 1/2000 sec at f5.6; ISO 200.
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