Here, you can read about our ongoing projects.
Obtaining data in the field for glacier change analysis over time in collaboration with the general public.
GlacioGlobal is aimed towards bridging a knowledge gap in regards to loss of glacier ice in the Arctic and Antarctic relative to global climate changes.
Understanding how and how much glaciers change over time in response to global climate change is crucial to understand the consequences of the processes driving glacier mass loss - locally, regionally and globally.
By accessing glaciers globally through various tourism platforms in polar areas, we can monitor and analyze glacier changes over time and simultaneously engage and educate polar visitors and a global population by giving free access to our immersive glacier imagery and data.
Repeat photography or rephotography is an ethnographic process which relies on visual contrast from two or more images taken during different points in time. Our work with rephotography has stemmed from a quantitative approach where we attempt to locate the exact position of an original photograph, and retake a photograph with a modern digital camera of the same landscape at a later time. We use rephotography to depict changes in landscapes from both climate and cultural perspectives, where glaciers or cultural remains such as huts or infrastructure have been the central points of our images. Rephotography is a process which can transcend language and engage one’s critical thinking about places illustrated. When contextualized with a written account or oral history the rephotography images can be better understood than without.
Our rephotography primarily draws from photographs which have originally been taken on the Svalbard archipelago. We plan to expand to other regions such as Antarcica, Greenland, Iceland, and Arctic Canada soon.