Acacia Johnson

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Location: Anchorage, Alaska

Nationality: USA

Biography: Acacia Johnson is an artist and photographer from Alaska. Drawn to remote places and otherworldly landscapes, her work has focused on the environment, conservation, and the connections between people and place. After receiving a Fulbright grant to... MORE

Off the northern coast of Baffi...er the sea ice.Â Nunavut, 2014.

Off the northern coast of Baffin Island, a cloud of smoke from a cruise ship hangs over the sea ice.Â Nunavut, 2014.

A polar bear approaches a tour ...ea ice off of Svalbard. 2015.Â

A polar bear approaches a tour vessel on the sea ice off of Svalbard. 2015.Â

Scoresbysund, East Greenland, 2016.

Alice Wang, polar expedition gu...ord Fjord, Baffin Island, 2017.

Alice Wang, polar expedition guide and Mandarin interpeter from Beijing.Â Sam Ford Fjord, Baffin Island, 2017.

A sled dog belonging to the Sir...Ella Ã˜.Â East Greenland, 2016.

A sled dog belonging to the Sirius Sledge Patrol takes in the landscape of Ella Ã˜.Â East Greenland, 2016.

Ilulissat Icefjord, West Greenland, 2016.

Near the Braasvellbreen ice cli... the surface. Svalbard, 2017.Â

Near the Braasvellbreen ice cliffs in Svalbard, a curious bearded seal takes a glimpse above the surface. Svalbard, 2017.Â

A navigation officer charts a c... Baffin Island.Â Nunavut, 2016.

A navigation officer charts a course through the Fury and Hecla straight, a notoriously narrow and ice-choked passage along the west of Baffin Island.Â Nunavut, 2016.

Sea ice near Resolute, Nunavut. Canada, 2014.

Breeding Brunnich's guille...ape Wolstenholme, Canada, 2014.

Breeding Brunnich's guillemots fill the air at Cape Wolstenholme, Canada, 2014.

A polar bear on the pack ice near Svalbard, 2017.

The Russian icebreaker Kapitan ... off northeast Greenland, 2016.

The Russian icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov, in the sea ice off northeast Greenland, 2016.

Alkefjellet, Svalbard, 2017.

An expedition guide speaks with...ussian Barneo Ice Camp. 2016.Â

An expedition guide speaks with a client during an hour-long visit to the geographic North Pole, made by helicopter from the Russian Barneo Ice Camp. 2016.Â

Walrus rest on the sea ice near the Seven Islands, Svalbard, 2017.

A meltwater stream gleams in th...lacier in East Greenland. 2016.

A meltwater stream gleams in the sunlight on a glacier in East Greenland. 2016.

Joe Kigutaq measures a polar be... Baffin Island.Â Nunavut, 2014.

Joe Kigutaq measures a polar bear track near Nanisivik on north Baffin Island.Â Nunavut, 2014.

A young polar bear plays with t...polar pack ice. Svalbard, 2017.

A young polar bear plays with the skin of a seal it has recently eaten on the polar pack ice. Svalbard, 2017.

Purple saxifrage, Svalbard, 2017.Â

Arctic Bay, Nunavut, 2014.Â

A hunter prepares his dog team ...Sisimiut, West Greenland. 2016.

A hunter prepares his dog team near Sisimiut, West Greenland. 2016.

Black-legged kittiwakes cover a...f July Glacier. Svalbard, 2017.

Black-legged kittiwakes cover an iceberg near 14th of July Glacier. Svalbard, 2017.

Walrus near their haulout at Poolepynten. Svalbard, 2016.

The Alkefjellet bird cliffs, ho...;s guillemots.Â Svalbard, 2015.

The Alkefjellet bird cliffs, home to hundreds of thousands of pairs of nesting BrÃ¼nnich's guillemots.Â Svalbard, 2015.

Meltwater streams down the clif...an Sund, East Greenland.Â 2016.

Meltwater streams down the cliffsides of Prins Christian Sund, East Greenland.Â 2016.

A pair of fin whales surface of...coast of East Greenland. 2017.

A pair of fin whales surface off the coast of East Greenland. 2017.

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Thumbnail of A polar bear approaches a tour v_sea ice off of Svalbard. 2015.Â

Thumbnail of Scoresbysund, East Greenland, 2016.

Thumbnail of Alice Wang, polar expedition gui_Ford Fjord, Baffin Island, 2017.

Thumbnail of A sled dog belonging to the Siri_ Ella Ã˜.Â East Greenland, 2016.

Thumbnail of Ilulissat Icefjord, West Greenland, 2016.

Thumbnail of Near the Braasvellbreen ice clif_e the surface. Svalbard, 2017.Â

Thumbnail of A navigation officer charts a co_f Baffin Island.Â Nunavut, 2016.

Thumbnail of Sea ice near Resolute, Nunavut. Canada, 2014.

Thumbnail of Breeding Brunnich's guillem_Cape Wolstenholme, Canada, 2014.

Thumbnail of A polar bear on the pack ice near Svalbard, 2017.

Thumbnail of The Russian icebreaker Kapitan K_e off northeast Greenland, 2016.

Thumbnail of Alkefjellet, Svalbard, 2017.

Thumbnail of An expedition guide speaks with _Russian Barneo Ice Camp. 2016.Â

Thumbnail of Walrus rest on the sea ice near the Seven Islands, Svalbard, 2017.

Thumbnail of A meltwater stream gleams in the_glacier in East Greenland. 2016.

Thumbnail of Joe Kigutaq measures a polar bea_h Baffin Island.Â Nunavut, 2014.

Thumbnail of A young polar bear plays with th_ polar pack ice. Svalbard, 2017.

Thumbnail of Purple saxifrage, Svalbard, 2017.Â

Thumbnail of Arctic Bay, Nunavut, 2014.Â

Thumbnail of A hunter prepares his dog team n_ Sisimiut, West Greenland. 2016.

Thumbnail of Black-legged kittiwakes cover an_of July Glacier. Svalbard, 2017.

Thumbnail of Walrus near their haulout at Poolepynten. Svalbard, 2016.

Thumbnail of The Alkefjellet bird cliffs, hom_9;s guillemots.Â Svalbard, 2015.

Thumbnail of Meltwater streams down the cliff_ian Sund, East Greenland.Â 2016.

Thumbnail of A pair of fin whales surface off_ coast of East Greenland. 2017.

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Copyright Acacia Johnson 2024

Updated Nov 2017

Topics Fine Art, Landscape, Photography, Portraiture

A small and ongoing selection of images from four years of expeditions to Svalbard, Greenland, and the Canadian Arctic, both as an expedition guide and an independent traveler, celebrating the spectacular diversity and abundance of the Circumpolar Arctic.

I am interested in evolving ideas of what expedition is; how journeys to the Arctic create opportunities for small, yet profound, discoveries; how we interact with these places as both visitors and residents, and how the places leave their mark on us.

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