FRANCK GAZZOLA, Fragile beauty (Places)

Shot in the remote High Arctic during the sailing of the infamous Northwest Passage for the underwater scientific exploration expedition Under The Pole, it translates the beauty and fragility of an environment already changing greatly due to climate change. Far from the eyes of most, it is quietly mutating. The few humans living in this hostile area have changed their way of living already. Species are suffering, and some are coming close to extinction. The melting ice does not provide enough shelter, enough food or enough ground to roam. This massive drifting iceberg was shot on a perfectly calm day, from the 60ft Schooner's dinghy, at water level.

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