Drawing on a decade of travels in the Arctic, photographer Acacia Johnson shares how experiencing a sense of wonder in the natural world can be a catalyst for conservation. In a talk accompanied by her photographs, she shines light on how changes in remote places like the Arctic affect life across the planet, and advocates for the importance of long-term research, Indigenous knowledge, and storytelling in conservation.
Acacia Johnson is a photographer and writer from Alaska whose work has focused on the environment, climate change, and the connections between people and place. Her photographs are exhibited internationally and have been published in National Geographic, the New York Times, TIME, and many others. Acacia Johnson is a photographer and writer from Alaska. Drawn to painterly light and otherworldly landscapes, her work has focused on the environment, conservation, and the connections between people and place—especially in the Arctic and Antarctica, where she has made over fifty expeditions.
Johnson’s photographs are regularly published in National Geographic and are held in collections at the Anchorage Museum and the Smithsonian Museum of American History. In 2021, she received the Canon Female Photojournalist Grant and in 2022 was awarded an ICP Infinity Award for Documentary Practices and Photojournalism. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
12:26 This walrus is obviously captive and not in arctic waters. We can see the severe skin irritation to chlorinated water. You ain’t fooling anybody. If anything, you just showed evidence of animal cruelty.
What a great speaker. She kept my attention and interest through the entire presentation. This is what I love to see! ♥️☘️
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That’s so interesting ❤
Wtf i came to see some pics not this biatch yapping