Acacia Johnson

Photographer

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School: Rhode Island School of Design The University of Virginia

Media

TIME: The Cold Truth

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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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Katmai National Park for National Geographic

TEDxRISD

Scotland for National Geographic x Visit Scotland

Virtual Talk at The Photo Society

New York Times: A Controversial Road in Alaska

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

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

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

Forbes 30 Under 30

On NPR: Arctic Food Traditions

National Geographic in Print

Sea Ice Stories in National Geographic