The Arctic is changing: I've seen it in five winter expeditions, now, both in Iceland, and northern Alaska; the weather is different, locals tell me, the glaciers are streaming with water in mid-January and the sea ice is harder to predict and travel on. My objective is to document this changing world by collecting still and motion images of this world, as well as sound recordings and tales told by inhabitants of the Arctic; eventually these will all be distributed in a book, on an educational DVD and posted online for free use worldwide. Some early results are already available on this website. The Arctic feels global climate change first and foremost, and the more people know about it, the more they may be willing to think about how our lifestyle has wide-ranging implications. I'm also going simply for the pure joy of being out in a challenging environment, alone, and to add to my experiences alone in the Arctic in winter. Right now I'm focusing on documentation on what I call the 'human scale', flying low and slow, for example , and walking rather than using a snow machine; this approach allows me to use all my senses to appreciate the environment in ways you'll simply miss by flying over it in even a propellor-driven aircraft, or teraing along it on a snowmobile, or even dog sled. Each of these ways of travel have their uses, but my focus right now will be to document the Arctic Winter on the human scale.

I'll be updating these pages as the expeditions happen, but for the moment, the objectives are schematically outlined below: