Global warming and CO 2 compensation

Northern landscapes are shaped by weather that refuses to stay still. Light sweeps across tundra and forest edge, then vanishes behind a squall; a clear morning can turn to sleet before noon. Watching these changes unfold is the quiet reward of photographing the far north, where the sky itself becomes the principal subject and every horizon feels provisional.

Evidence of a warming climate appears quietly in the frame: retreating glaciers leave bare rock and meltwater behind, while storms arrive with unusual intensity and heavy, persistent precipitation reshapes the ground. These observations do not need dramatic staging. A single exposed moraine or a flooded valley, photographed honestly, tells the story of untamed land still adjusting.

The north rewards patience more than gear. Waiting hours for a shaft of amber light across a snowfield, or for fog to lift from a fjord, produces images that technical control alone cannot buy. The play of changing weather creates variety that no single location can offer, and each return visit reveals a landscape that has quietly moved on.

Composition in such places is often dictated by scale. Small details — a lichen-covered boulder, a thread of meltwater, wind-carved grass — sit against immense, spare backdrops, giving the eye a place to rest. Colour stays restrained: greys, blacks, cold blues, and the occasional warm gold of low sun. Editing tends toward restraint, preserving the mood of the original scene.

Northern travel also carries a sense of remoteness. Roads end, trails thin, and the nearest settlement can be hours away, so each session depends on preparation and respect for the conditions that make the region both beautiful and demanding. The result is a body of work that feels contemplative rather than decorative, a record of land, light, and weather in transition.

I decided to compensate the emission of carbon dioxide generated by flying and driving on location by

contributing to the "ACTION CARBONE" program to help fighting against Global warming.

This program helps you to calculate your CO 2 emission and invites you to donate the according sum of money.

Donations are used in projects which will help reducing CO 2 emission such as: solar cookers in the Andes, energy

efficiency in Cambodia, tree planting in Chile and Colombia, biogas tanks in China, solar panels in Brazil etc...

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