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

You can't divorce civilization from nature - we totally depend on it.

- 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

Glacial pace is actually an incorrect concept. The glaciers move a lot faster and they react a lot faster than people imagine.

- 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 …

- 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…

- 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…

- 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, …

- 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…

- James Balog