A number of scientists who have actually been working with sea ice measurement had predicted some years ago that the retreat of Arctic summer sea ice would accelerate as it is part of a fundamental change. The same applies to the land ice masses like the Greenlandic ice sheet.
TV interview in “Mittag in Österreich” with Christoph Ruhsam and Wolfgang Schöner about the fine art photo book FROZEN LATITUDES and the impact of global warming on the High Arctic (in German).
Man schrieb das Jahr 1990, als uns die Durchquerung der westgrönländischen Halbinsel Nuugssuaq die Morphologie des Eises als ästhetisches Phänomen bewusst werden ließ.
Sitting on a Grass Roof Enjoying a Wienerwald Spring morning on the grass roof of our shed I could see a parcel delivery van turning into our side road and stopping in front of our house. On the parcel I spotted the letters “Seltmann PrintArt” and knew it was the delivery of the first…
Printing Frozen Latitudes Here in Lüdenscheid, Germany, the fine arts print company Seltmann Printart has started today with the print production of Frozen Latitudes. I’m here to sign-off the individual print sheets and fine tune the color settings. We are printing on a Heidelberg Speedmaster printer which is filling a whole hall of the print…
Interview with Christoph Ruhsam about his passion for The Cold and why he is publishing his Arctic experiences in the fine art photo book FROZEN LATITUDES (in German).
Since 30 years I travel to the High Arctic. If there is one thing that blows my mind every time and is like a dream come true, it must be witnessing the colorful Aurora Borealis in the Night Sky. The cold Arctic air allows us to witness colors of an incredible intensity. On each of…
Since decades (around 30 years), I travel to the High Arctic. Unlike the stay-at-home-theorists, I experienced this vast environment first hand for many times. Here is what I saw regarding the global warming effects. And sometimes, it breaks my heart to see the beauty fade. We often traveled across the High Arctic by foot. During…
Since 30 years, I travel to the High Arctic. One of the many amazing experiences was, when we visited the remotest village on earth. The photos and texts in this Blog can be found in my Book “Frozen Latitudes”, where I collected the best photos and stories of my life. It was a real winter…
Since 30 years, I travel to the High Arctic. It would be an understatement if I’d say that this time has formed my life, mind and Soul. Here is, how it all started, and why I come back every time and share my experiences with the world. My wife Ursi and I, along with our friend Martin, once…