Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice

Art meets science.

PG-13 2012 · 74 min · ★ 7.5 · Documentary

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

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