january-2010

Antarctica
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Dutch photographer Jan Vermeer
captures nature at its wildest,
in some of the world’s most
inhospitable environments
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
It’s hard to imagine
the patience and perfect timing involved
in the creation of Jan Vermeer’s
photographs. He must endure frozen
hands and feet along with temperamental
camera batteries when capturing nature
in the harsh conditions of the Arctic and
Antarctica. However, Vermeer is drawn
to these frozen landscapes.
He says: “I think it is the combination
of it being a pure, endless world and the
serene atmosphere. When snow and ice
cover the landscape it makes it more
peaceful. The other thing is that, in these
cold regions, the problems with melting
ice are extremely visual. I believe the
best way to tell this story is to reach
out to people with beautiful pictures
of penguins and polar bears, rather
than with harsh news images.”
On the next few pages, we bring you
some of Jan’s favourite images from his
latest book Breaking Ice.
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