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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

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TIME: The Cold Truth

acacia johnson

May 26, 2022

Last fall, I spent a week working alongside reporter Aryn Baker on a TIME story about the far-reaching implications of climate change in the Polar Regions. The story is online, as well as in the current issue on newsstands now – and it made the cover!

Thank you to Katherine Pomerantz for trusting me with this assignment, Aryn Baker for the companionship and incredible reporting skills, and to all the people in Nome and Unalakleet who trusted us with their stories.

Polar Paradox: The Melting Arctic Could Destroy Indigenous Ways of Life While Making Some Alaskans Rich
The Arctic is warming, and for Indigenous communities the consequences could be devastating.
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TEDxRISD

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Scotland for National Geographic x Visit Scotland

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Virtual Talk at The Photo Society

Jan 31, 2023

New York Times: A Controversial Road in Alaska

Jun 8, 2022

ICP Infinity Awards: Acacia Johnson

Mar 22, 2022

Save Our Seas Foundation – Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant

Feb 3, 2022

National Geographic's best travel photos of 2021

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Vital Impacts Print Sale

Nov 27, 2021

NatGeo: The Isolated Alaska Island Where Walrus Sing

Oct 18, 2021

Canon Feature: The Pilots Connecting Rural Alaska

Oct 5, 2021

Canon Female Photojournalist Grant

Jul 27, 2021

on NPR: How Health Workers Cope During A Pandemic

Mar 13, 2021

On keeping Alaska wild: essay in National Geographic

Oct 2, 2020

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

Jul 24, 2020

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

May 21, 2020

Tokyo International Photography Competition "“ 7th Edition

Apr 16, 2020

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

Apr 10, 2020

A World Paused by Coronavirus - National Geographic

Mar 31, 2020

Alaskan Brown Bears Threatened By Mine "“ on National Geographic

Jan 18, 2020

Forbes 30 Under 30

Dec 4, 2019

On NPR: Arctic Food Traditions

National Geographic in Print

Sep 18, 2019

Sea Ice Stories in National Geographic

Jul 23, 2019

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

Mar 8, 2019

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