Organization Overview for Media Mission Statement Integrating art and science to reveal environmental change and inspire a balanced relationship with nature. About EVI The Earth Vision Institute (EVI) is a donor­funded organization founded by James Balog. We are dedicated to producing and sharing world­class visual stories and rich media content that inspires and ​ educates global citizens on the impacts of anthropogenic environmental changes. We aspire to create global social impact with our uniquely innovative and visually compelling storytelling. In addition to the Art+Science photographic and video content that creates a visual narrative, EVI ​ ​ collaborates with subject matter experts around the world who contribute solid research and fieldwork data to bolster our storytelling. Our content is distributed via a global network of educational, media, ​ nonprofit, and other partnerships. We also share content and expertise with policymakers and ​ governing organizations. Our EIS photos and time­lapse videos are exhibited in international airports, as well as select art galleries and public events. Our free online climate science educational resource Getting the Picture: ​ ​ Our Changing Climate has provided guidance to science educators and students. Our founder, James ​ Balog, routinely speaks at climate conferences and related public forums, to share breathtaking visual content and eyewitness accounts of the geographical and environmental shifts taking place on our planet. Our Founder, James Balog Our Audiences ● Global citizens ● Media ● Environmental/educational organizations ● Science educators ● Scientists ● Students and youth Earth Vision Institute Programs EXTREME ICE SURVEY In 2007, founder James Balog began the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), an innovative, long­term ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ photography project that combines art and science to give a “visual voice” to the planet’s changing ecosystems. EIS uses time­lapse photography, conventional photography, and video to document the ​ rapid changes now occurring on the Earth's glacial ice. EIS is the most wide­ranging glacier study ever conducted using ground­based, real­time photography. The EIS team has installed 43 time­lapse cameras at 24 sites in Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, Canada, Austria, Alaska and the Rocky Mountains. Generous donations from supporters of the Extreme Ice Survey ‘keep our cameras running’ and enable the annual addition of 328,000 new images to our existing archive. GETTING THE PICTURE: OUR CHANGING CLIMATE Getting the Picture is our free online climate science education resource. Getting The Picture offers a ​ modern, interdisciplinary, and engaging approach to teaching climate science. Especially useful for middle and high school levels, the content extends far beyond Earth science and biology and incorporates history, economics, geography, art science and social studies. Acclaimed photographer James Balog and his team have combined unique archives of media, film, photography and first­hand accounts of our changing climate. Students and educators of all ages can use this free resource to gain a fresh perspective on climate change, the greatest global challenge of our time. OUTREACH Events & Exhibitions ● United Nations COP21 Paris ­ participation TBA ● July 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto ● June 2015 Halki Summit II ​ ● April­July 2015 Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center exhibit ICE: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers ​ ● 2014 UN Climate Summit: Time­lapse footage of receding glaciers provided for event video ● 2014 Design Miami art exhibit Thinning Ice with Jeanne Gang U.S. Airport Installations (reach: 56 million travelers per year) ​ ● Denver International Airport, Terminal A ● O’Hare International Airport, Terminal 2 and CNN monitors ● Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Rotunda at Main Security Checkpoint Multimedia Presentations Through the arresting visual evidence of the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), James Balog unveils rapidly changing landscapes that only a handful of intrepid adventurers have ever seen in person. His presentations are informed by his experience shooting for some of the world’s most recognized publications, as well as his personal work on pioneering wildlife and nature photography projects. The result is a gripping program that stimulates the artistic sensibilities, stirs exploratory yearnings, and touches our sense of humanity. James Balog has given multimedia presentations to hundreds of audiences large and small, including high­profile presentations at the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change; two U.S. Congressional briefings; the 2009 COP­15 United Nations Climate Change Congress in Copenhagen; the National Security Agency; the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver; the California Academy of Sciences; as well as corporate presentations for Apple, Swarovski, Bühler AG, The North Face, Samsung, and Qualcomm. View James Balog’s Lecture Demo ​ About James’ presentations: “Your provocative talk and stunningly gorgeous pictures were the toast of the California Academy of Sciences last night.” ­­­ John Atwater, CEO, Prime Group ​ “Risking life and limb, this photographer and filmmaker, mountaineer, author and prophet has gone to the top of the world to show us overwhelming evidence of what we’re doing to the environment.” ­­­ Bill ​ Moyers, Moyers & Co. “A great and insightful talk!” ­­­ Bruno Giussani, European Director of TED Conferences, ​ TEDGLOBAL2009 Videos The Extreme Ice Survey is the subject of the documentary “Chasing Ice.” The film captures the story of ​ ​ one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Within months of that first trip to Iceland, the photographer James Balog, conceived the boldest expedition of his life­­­the Extreme Ice Survey. With a band of young adventurers in tow, Balog began deploying revolutionary time­lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi­year record of the world’s changing glaciers. Art+Science Series In 2015, our Art+Science video series will reveal anthropogenic climate change that accentuates the critically important relationship between humans and nature. Recent videos include: ● Extreme Ice Changes: South Georgia Island ● Use Your Voice (produced for Earth Day 2015) ​ ● 1000 Cuts (premiered at Telluride Mountainfilm 2015) ­ not released to public yet ​ ​ Science Webisode Series In 2014, with our partners at Exposure Labs (Chasing Ice’s filmmakers) we developed three short ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ videos that answer common and key climate and science questions: ● The Scientific Process of Climate Change. Our first video in the science series identifies the ​ ​ ​ scientific process of climate change, with NCAR scientist Jerry Meehl. ● What is the Polar Vortex? Our second video in the science series explains the polar vortex, with ​ ​ Dr. Mark Serezze. ● CO2 Increase is Threatening Our Ocean. Our third video in the science series explores the ​ ​ acidification process occurring in the ocean. Media Coverage CNN International video interview with our resident scientist Dan McGrath ­ May 2015 ​ Swarovski Installation at Design Miami: Thinning Ice – Dec 2014 ​ International Center of Photography ­ Climate Week 2014 Presentation ​ Proof ­ James Balog on Disappearing Glaciers ­ National Geographic 2013 ​ James Balog on Capturing our Disappearing Glaciers ­ Bill Moyers 2012 ​ Time­Lapse Camera Captures Rapidly Changing Glaciers – ABC News 2012 ​ Nature Photographer James Balog Honored (Duke University’s LEAF Award for Lifetime Environmental ​ Achievement in the Fine Arts) ­ Huffington Post Biggest Ice Calving Event Caught on Film – Business Insider Australia ​ Melting Away ­ US State Department’s ShareAmerica ​ James Balog: Time­Lapse Proof of Extreme Ice Loss – TEDGlobal 2009 ​ Social Media Our key hashtags: #ArtPlusScience #JamesBalog #UseYourVoice #ClimateChange #EIS ​ Earth Vision Institute channels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earthvisioninstitute ​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EarthVisionInst ​ Instagram: http://instagram.com/earthvisioninstitute ​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbOu1VKjJinDig­0p2dZAw ​ Extreme Ice Survey channels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExtremeIceSurvey ​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/extremeice ​ Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/extremeice ​ ​ Press Contacts Beth Powell +1 303.489.0595 ​ Sport +1 303.494.1737 ​.