Image credit: Florian Schulz

For nearly a decade, Florian Schulz has traveled the Arctic, documenting the region’s scenery and wildlife. During this time, he has logged hundreds of hours in the air to compile an extensive collection of Arctic aerial photography—and the results are stunning.

But these photographs, largely, hide a darker truth: that this region is in peril, threatened by expanding energy development.

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