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Melting Landscapes Project
The Earth, in its natural cycle, should enter into a new glacial period, but man is interfering with the climate and causing a global warming that is so sudden that it is unprecedented in its history.
To finish off the Melting Landscapes project, I have traveled to Antarctica with the highest quality camera around, the FUJIFILM GFX100, a technological wonder.
On board the oceanographic vessel Hespérides, we arrive at the Spanish scientific base, where researchers are conducting their projects. At its facilities, they study: invasive species, variations in cosmic rays, Antarctic plant life, the magnetic field and permafrost, among other projects.
I accompany glaciologist Ricardo from the DINGLAC project, who has 14 years of experience recording field data on Livingston Island. They are studying the dynamic response of glaciers, their changes in mass and speed, which at these Antarctic latitudes are affected by global warming.
The rising sea level is one of the greatest challenges humanity faces over the next few decades. Today, 40% of the world’s population lives in coastal areas.
The International Antarctic Treaty rejects any claim of national sovereignty over Antarctica or its exploitation thus preserving its ecosystems for the future.
The FUJIFILM GFX100 is a large format camera, perfect for fast or documentary photography. It has a resolution of 11600 x 8700 pixels that generates a 102-mega file. This gem, along with a Fujinon GF 45-100 mm 4-aperture lens and 5-axis image stabilizer, allows me to capture the scenes required by my photography method. It is a versatile and powerful zoom that takes maximum advantage of the high-resolution sensor. For me, everything is here, and with top quality.
In the inhospitable and silent landscapes of Antarctica is a refuge that speaks to us of the avoidable.
