Point 660, 2, 08/2008 67°09’04’’N, 50°01’58’’W, Altitude 360M, 2008
Olaf Otto Becker issued this wake-up call on the unfolding environmental disaster in the Arctic more than a decade ago, and since then the problems have only accelerated. The land of unbroken vistas of pristine snow, prowling polar bears and basking seals are now a thing of the past. The reality today includes submarines and icebreakers looking for profitable routes for exploitation, and tourists on brief forays on to the ice from well-heated cruise ships, hunting for photographs to show off back home.
Photograph: Olaf Otto Becker