honorable mention
Christian Aslund swedenPhoto © Christian Aslund
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Time to act
Greenpeace activists representing heads of state, wearing suits and papier-mâché heads over drysuits, on an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean northwest of Svalbard. The image is taken during a Greenpeace ship tour, as part of the Save the Arctic campaign, to underline the urgency of climate change most acutely felt in the Arctic, where ice cover is disappearing rapidly, and to urge the global leaders to take urgent action at the climate summit in New York September 23rd for a transition to 100% renewable energy system by mid-century while phasing out fossil fuels.The portrayed heads of state include Barack Obama (US), Vladimir Putin (Russia), David Cameron (UK), François Hollande (France), Stephen Harper (Canada), Angela Merkel (Germany) and Narendra Modi (India).
based in Stockholm. Christian has a background as a photojournalist working for newspapers, magazines and NGO's, documenting a variety of armed conflicts, environmental and social issues.
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8/9 2014, Svalbard, Norway.Greenpeace activists representing heads of state, wearing suits and papier-mâché heads over drysuits, on an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean northwest of Svalbard. The image is taken during a Greenpeace ship tour, as part of the Save the Arctic campaign, to underline the urgency of climate change most acutely felt in the Arctic, where ice cover is disappearing rapidly, and to urge the global leaders to take urgent action at the climate summit in New York September 23rd for a transition to 100% renewable energy system by mid-century while phasing out fossil fuels.The portrayed heads of state include Barack Obama (US), Vladimir Putin (Russia), David Cameron (UK), François Hollande (France), Stephen Harper (Canada), Angela Merkel (Germany) and Narendra Modi (India).
about the photographer
Christian Aslund is an independent Swedish photographer,based in Stockholm. Christian has a background as a photojournalist working for newspapers, magazines and NGO's, documenting a variety of armed conflicts, environmental and social issues.
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