Camille Seaman's journey to becoming a pre-eminent photographer and
environmental activist is remarkable and inspiring in equal parts. "Why is my
picture of an iceberg resonating with you in a way that someone else's picture
of an iceberg didn't? I can only answer personally that I think my intention of
looking at this thing as a living creature, as a being unto itself, an ancient
being, and honoring that it has had a life that we will never comprehend. So,
when I photograph it, that's what I'm feeling and thinking about, and hopefully,
if I do it right, you will feel some of that, too. I stepped foot onto the sea
ice and started walking. It was really squeaky and dry and wasn't what I
expected. There were little twigs stuck in the ice every ten feet or so, which
was the road. I thought, "Wow, there's even a path." Every ten minutes or so, a
guy would come up on a snowmobile and ask, "Do you need help?" I'd be like, "I'm
just going for a walk." I walked for some time to point where there were no more
twigs and no more traffic. It was just all white."
What happened in the next five hours was a turning point in Seamans life.
