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It's my hope that by exposing viewers to the beauty of the Antarctic landscape that more attention can be drawn to the plight of our planet's environment. Beyond the beauty of the Antarctic landscape, the vast ice-covered continent is a major component of the Earth's global climate system. Antarctica contributes to slowing global heating, driving important ocean currents and drawing down millions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Over my three trips I have encountered substantial change in the glaciers and reduction in the amount of sea ice. Global warming and melting ice sheets are a threat to the wildlife and is very pronounced in Western Antarctica where ice retreat and ice shelf collapses are causing serious impacts to all species of wildlife endemic to Antarctica. Saving the environment isn't simply to protect the land and animals, it's critical to the preservation of humanity.