Melting Away by Camille Seaman, Princeton Architectural Press, 160 pages, $68.
Floating in the dark, icy waters of polar oceans the ancient icebergs appear like sentinels for a frozen fortress. They are captured in the stunning photographs of Camille Seaman who has traveled to both the Arctic and Antarctic many times since her first trip in 1999. Her witness to the dramatic changes in those fragile regions is presented in the descriptions to her images and in seven short essays that recount her journeys.
As ship's photographer on the M/V Fram, and other research vessels Seaman had first hand access to this rare environment and shared the experience with a wide range of scientists. The photographs she shares in this incredible collection tell a story of a world threatened by a changing climate.
The unexpected range of colours that appear in the massive ice formations add to the organic presence of these moving mountains. This is not an uninhabited place and Seaman includes these polar animals and birds within this formidable landscape.
Beautiful reproductions of her breathtaking photographs fill the pages and offer a
view into a place few get to see. By sharing her pictures and stories Seaman hopes to bring the plight of the atrisk polar regions to a wider audience.
