Glaciologist and photographer Mariusz Potocki earned an undergraduate degree in geography and a master's in physical photography from the University of Warsaw in Poland. He is now at the University of Maine pursuing a doctorate degree, a move he made after meeting University of Maine Climate Change Institute director Paul Mayewski while working at the Polish Antarctic Station on King George Island in 2007. Potocki loves photography as an international language, as well as the opportunity to share "the world's beauty in my photos so people may understand that it's worth caring for and saving for future generations."
Not everyone can dive with seals, ski on glaciers and spelunk in ice caves. And not everyone can see firsthand how climate change is rapidly impacting ecosystems and cultures around the globe.
And that's one p... Read More
