Ocean Arc: An Ocean Shot for the Arctic

Photography can be a powerful instrument for change. Combining scientific research, new imaging technologies equipped with Artificial Intelligence, and underwater photography, we'll share near- to real-time changes of biodiversity in the Arctic and highlight these rapidly changing and unique environments. Through this project we will continually develop new ways of creating images and stories that both celebrate the sea yet also highlight environmental stress. Scientists often speak of a "new Arctic" to describe the region's rapidly changing landscape and marine systems. Temperatures are higher than before, sea ice is dwindling, and many experts believe the far north is quickly transforming into something unrecognizable. A new Arctic will be warmer, rainier, and substantially less frozen. Animals that used to be common may disappear, while new species may move in to take their place. Opportunities for hunting and fishing by sea ice are declining. And shipping in the region is already significantly increasing as the ice disappears. With this, planning for natural and human-made disasters is an increasingly daunting task. We want to take an Ocean-Shot and visually capture this change in a way that has never been done before. We want to transform the way in which science can be conducted.