I was raised a Catholic as a boy and went to a Catholic boys' high school, a private school, and kind of drifted away, candidly, in my latter teen years. I consider myself deeply spiritual but not in an institutional, religious kind of a way. In Catholicism, we're surrounded by these images of martyrdom and doing penance and doing some suffering to achieve what you're trying to achieve. And I certainly embedded that in my psyche and I have lived that very effectively.
There is a glacier in Iceland, Solheimar, which has retreated a great deal, and every time I go back there and see what's not there any more, it does… - James Balog
There is a glacier in Iceland, Solheimar, which has retreated a great deal, and every time I go back there and see what's not there any more, it does…
- James Balog
We as a culture are forgetting that we are actually natural organisms and that we have this very, very deep connection and contact with nature. You c… - James Balog
We as a culture are forgetting that we are actually natural organisms and that we have this very, very deep connection and contact with nature. You c…
I have often thought that my work with wildlife taught me the meaning of patience, and my work with the big trees taught me the meaning of humility, … - James Balog
I have often thought that my work with wildlife taught me the meaning of patience, and my work with the big trees taught me the meaning of humility, …
You can't divorce civilization from nature - we totally depend on it. - James Balog
You can't divorce civilization from nature - we totally depend on it.
Glacial pace is actually an incorrect concept. The glaciers move a lot faster and they react a lot faster than people imagine. - James Balog
Glacial pace is actually an incorrect concept. The glaciers move a lot faster and they react a lot faster than people imagine.
In some cases, I allow the edge of the set, the edge of my own artificial, artistic imposition, to show up because I don't want to hide from that. I … - James Balog
In some cases, I allow the edge of the set, the edge of my own artificial, artistic imposition, to show up because I don't want to hide from that. I …
Early in my career I discovered that there was something really special about photographing at night that places your mind on the surface of the plan… - James Balog
Early in my career I discovered that there was something really special about photographing at night that places your mind on the surface of the plan…
Each of us can and must shift our behavior according to our ability. For some, that means changing diet, shopping locally, or putting solar panels on… - James Balog
Each of us can and must shift our behavior according to our ability. For some, that means changing diet, shopping locally, or putting solar panels on…
The 'New Yorker' asked me to shoot a story on climate change in 2005, and I wound up going to Iceland to shoot a glacier. The real story wasn't the b… - James Balog
The 'New Yorker' asked me to shoot a story on climate change in 2005, and I wound up going to Iceland to shoot a glacier. The real story wasn't the b…
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