Ghosts of a Glacier is an image of contradictions, a beautiful natural phenomenon with concerning implications of climate change. The lagoon that holds these fragments washes out to sea under the only bridge connecting the South of Iceland with the Eastern coast. Over the decades locals have tracked the glacier’s recession and the erosion under the bridge, counting the years until it gets swept away, again. Soldat brings a similar hidden meaning. The Mongolian hunting season is set largely in the winter months when it is easy to spot the brown and red furs of game against the stark white snow, but that contrast now comes later in the year. An already difficult way of life will soon become more difficult.

 

Inspired by early landscape photographers and an avid traveler, Harrison Loomis hunts for the path less traveled, seeking out extremes in environments and ways of living. His work captures the majesty and power of the natural world, and is exploring themes of human responsibility to nature as the most significant global actor. Loomis previously earned a Minor in Photography at Carnegie Mellon University and is currently a first-year MFA candidate at Lesley University’s College of Art and Design in the Photography and Integrated Media program.

 

You can view more of his work at hloomis.myportfolio.com and www.hloomisphoto.com, or follow him on Instagram @hloomis_photo.