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James Balog to receive 2010 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Journalism
July 12, 2010
The Honor Medal will be awarded at a banquet on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia on October 28. The medal, given since 1930, is the highest honor the School of Journalism bestows. The elite group of recipients include Walter Cronkite, Tom Brokaw, Winston Churchill and Gordon Parks. Click here to see the full description |
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James Balog Received 2009 Aspen Environment Forum Award
April 28, 2009
On March 26, 2009, James Balog and the Extreme Ice Survey project received a Visual Arts & Design award at the Aspen Energy & Environment Forum. Click here to see the full description |
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James Balog & EIS in Outdoor Photographer
March 11, 2009
"Caught in the Act", An unprecedented experiment in time-lapse photography reveals how quickly glaciers are melting around the world
By Kim Castleberry, Photography By James Balog Click here to see the full description |
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"Extreme Ice" on NOVA/PBS March 24, 2009
March 11, 2009
Click on the link to listen to an audio slide show with James Balog. Click here to see the full description |
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James Balog Gives Congressional Briefing
November 12, 2008
On September 9, 2008, James gave a briefing to the U.S. Congress, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and American Chemical Society on melting glaciers and climate change. A similar event is anticipated for 2009. Click here to see the full description |
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Extreme Ice Now available in bookstores
November 12, 2008
Extreme Ice Now: Vanishing Glaciers and Changing Climate: A Progress Report (National Geographic, 120 pp, hardcover) available March 24. Click here to see the full description |
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James Balog Receives 2007 Rowell Award
February 07, 2008
The Rowell Award was presented on April 16, 2008 in San Francisco. Click here to see the full description |
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National Geographic World Talk
January 03, 2008
Find out how one of the world's most celebrated nature photographers is documenting the way glaciers are shrinking--with an unprecedented experiment in time-lapse photography. More than two dozen solar-powered cameras are automatically snapping photos of remote glaciers every hour, and they all continue to do so for more than two years. Click here to see the full description |
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NANPA Photographer of the Year
December 20, 2007
James Balog will be awarded the North American Nature Photography Association's top honor, "Outstanding Photographer of the Year" for 2008 at their annual meeting in Destin, Florida on March 1, 2008. Click here to see the full description |
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"Portrait of a Meltdown," by Michael Shnayerson
November 15, 2007
Michael Shnayerson reports on EIS work in Alaska and muses on James Balog’s passionate commitment to the glaciers. National Geographic Adventure, October 2007 Click here to see the full description |
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Nikon's "Legends Behind the Lens"
November 15, 2007
Includes a profile of James Balog and his efforts to capture "the power of nature." Click here to see the full description |
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"How Photography Can Help Save the Planet," by James Balog
November 15, 2007
Read James' article in the September/October 2007 issue of American Photo. Click here to see the full description |
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National Geographic, June 2007
June 12, 2007
James Balog traveled from Iceland to Bolivia capturing images of melting glaciers for the cover story, "The Big Thaw," in the June 2007 issue of National Geographic magazine.
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