Acacia Johnson

Photographer

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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

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In the Guardian: Alaska's Bears Threatened by Proposed Mine

acacia johnson

May 21, 2020

My first piece for the Guardian is now online, about how Alaska's largest and most cherished population of brown bears—and the vast, pristine ecosystem they inhabit—is imminently threatened by the proposed Pebble Mine. Check it out!

A proposed mine in Alaska will endanger brown bears âÂ€Â“ and much more
The worldâÂ€Â™s most productive salmon fishery and a stronghold for the stateâÂ€Â™s bears are under threat from an open-pit gold and copper mine

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New York Times: A Controversial Road in Alaska

TIME: The Cold Truth

ICP Infinity Awards: Acacia Johnson

Save Our Seas Foundation – Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant

National Geographic's best travel photos of 2021

Vital Impacts Print Sale

NatGeo: The Isolated Alaska Island Where Walrus Sing

Canon Feature: The Pilots Connecting Rural Alaska

Canon Female Photojournalist Grant

on NPR: How Health Workers Cope During A Pandemic

On keeping Alaska wild: essay in National Geographic

on NYTimes: Gold vs. Salmon: An Alaska Mine Project Just Got a Boost

Tokyo International Photography Competition "“ 7th Edition

The Calming Power of Nature in a Pandemic "“Â National Geographic

A World Paused by Coronavirus - National Geographic

Alaskan Brown Bears Threatened By Mine "“ on National Geographic

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On NPR: Arctic Food Traditions

National Geographic in Print

Sea Ice Stories in National Geographic

on TIME: Breaking the Ice Ceiling: The Women Working in Antarctica Today

National Geographic: Article on Women Photographers

Return to Antarctica

Pink Snow Algae on National Geographic