Timo Lieber is a London-based photographer whose perceptive is from the sky. First making a name for himself with his work that captured the stunning aerial view of expansive and pristine landscapes, he now focuses on the intricacies of nature and the damaging impacts of human activity.
For his project entitled THAW, Lieber photographed the Arctic ice cap, a region few dare to venture. Besides the sub-zero temperatures, it is barren, incredibly expensive to travel, and definitely not for the faint of heart.
For years, the Arctic has been melting at an alarming rate. According to NASA, the Arctic sea ice minimum is declining 13.1 percent per decade. In 2020, the Arctic sea ice minimum experienced its second-lowest level since records began back in 1979. Greenland, which is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, lost an average of 279 billion tons of ice per year between 1993 and 2019, while Antarctica lost about 148 billion tons of ice per year.
From the growing amount of blue rivers and lakes to the cracking of ice, the aim of Lieber with THAW is to present visuals for immense numbers and statistics that are difficult to comprehend.
All images in this article are courtesy of Timo Lieber.
