From semi-nomadic reindeer herders in Norway to wildland firefighters of the American West, we document the lives of people around the world as they confront and adapt to the complex issues surrounding global warming. Our work contributes intimate photographs, field audio and personal profiles that expose and humanize the climate challenge. We have recently completed a Nordic collection that features Sámi reindeer herdsmen in northern Norway, volunteer glacier monitors from Iceland and fishermen of the North Atlantic.

At a time when it's more important than ever to personalize these issues, we have witnessed a critical need for stories that bring a problem that is often perceived as foreign and remote closer to home. We are currently working on a series of profiles from the American West: The Tinder People explores landscape level change through the people who live and work in America's forests; Kitchen Table Climate Change illustrates how warming impacts two of humankind's most basic necessities, food and water; and Unwelcome Waves documents summer heat and coastal erosion in communities at both ends of the geographic and economic spectrum.

Contact us to learn more about our print and Web media, presentations and exhibitions.
Facing Climate Change is a Blue Earth Alliance sponsored project.

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