James Balog

Photographer

James Balog was born in Danville, Pennsylvania, United States on July 15th, 1952 and is the Photographer. At the age of 71, James Balog biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

Date of Birth
July 15, 1952
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
Age
71 years old
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Profession
Photographer
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James Balog Life

James Balog (pronounced BAY-log; born July 15, 1952) sometimes referred to as Jim Balog, is an American photographer whose work explores the relationship between humans and nature.

Since the early 1980s Balog has photographed such subjects as endangered animals, North America's old-growth forests, and polar ice.

His work aims to combine insights from art and science to produce innovative, dynamic and sometimes shocking interpretations of our changing world. Balog's best-known project explores the impact of climate change on the world's glaciers.

In 2007 he initiated the Extreme Ice Survey, the most wide-ranging ground-based photographic glacier study ever conducted.

National Geographic magazine showcased Balog's ice work in June 2007 and June 2010, and the project is featured in the 2009 NOVA documentary Extreme Ice as well as the 75-minute film Chasing Ice, which premiered in January 2012.

Balog's book Ice: Portraits of the World’s Vanishing Glaciers summarizes the work of the Extreme Ice Survey through 2012. In January 2016, Balog began production on a feature-length documentary film, exploring the environmental effects of the Anthropocene.

Released as The Human Element, the film debuted in April 2018, co-presented by Green Film Fest, part of the San Francisco International Film Festival.Balog has received many awards for his work.

In 1996 he became the first photographer ever commissioned by the U.S. Postal Service to create a full set of stamps.

He is the author of seven books, including Extreme Ice Now: Vanishing Glaciers and Changing Climate: A Progress Report (2009), Tree: A New Vision of the American Forest (2004), and Survivors: A New Vision of Endangered Wildlife (1990), described as a conceptual breakthrough in nature photography.He is a founding Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers.

He lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife, Suzanne, and two daughters.

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  • The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) Special Photography Content Creator Award, Dubai, UAE, 2018.
  • Hood Medal, The Royal Photographic Society, UK, 2014
  • Duke University LEAF Award, 2014
  • Sam Rose '58 and Julie Walters Prize at Dickinson College for Environmental Activism, 2014
  • David Brower Conservation Award, American Alpine Club, 2014
  • Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, 2013
  • American Geophysical Union Presidential Citation for Science and Society, 2013
  • Wirth Chair Sustainability Award, University of Colorado
  • University of Colorado Campus Sustainability Outstanding Alumni Award, 2013
  • NANPA Environmental Impact Award, 2013
  • Planet In Focus Film Festival Eco-Hero Award, 2012