Photo by Tristan Duke

Continual increases in global temperatures and long periods of drought have led to the disappearance of glaciers around the planet. Photographer Tristan Duke has taken on an interdisciplinary art and science-communication project in order to raise awareness about climate change and to highlight the important role of alpine glaciers in our ecosystem.

In 2022, Tristan developed a technique to create camera lenses out of ice when he sailed to the Arctic. He captured portraits of the glaciers through their own ice and launched his ongoing Glacial Optics series of work, exploring climate change through a literal and poetic glacial ice lens.

Photo by Arlene Myers Alexander

Collecting imagery data provides a unique view of the world. This month’s photo comes from a video flight over Naushon Island, southwest of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. It was captured with a GoPro camera mounted to the wing of volunteer pilot Arlene Myers Alexander's airplane. The beech forests on the island have been impacted by beech leaf disease. Due to low species diversity over 2,000 acres, the expected mortality rate from the disease may be very high. The video and images collected as part of this flight will help researchers better understand the situation on the ground and identify areas that may be more resistant to the disease.

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