Sebastian was named Photographer of the Year for his book THE ARCTIC
Last night, Sebastian was named the 2024 International Photography Awards’ Photographer of the Year in the book category for his latest monogram: The Arctic: A Darker Shade of White (Rizzoli).
The IPA’s ceremony took place in Athens, Greece this year, honoring outstanding photography from around the world. Sebastian accepted the award in person. In his acceptance speech, he humbly thanked the jury, noting that he shared the award with every individual who commits to bettering our relationship with our host planet. “I am merely accepting this award on behalf of our beautiful planet, whose voice I have committed the last thirty-five years to amplify,” he noted. “There is a saying in my field: if you want to know where the world is headed in the next thirty years, you need look no further than the ice. We have been saying this for thirty years.”
Sebastian received this honor twice before: in 2007 for his first book Antarctica: The Global Warning and again in 2015 for The Arctic: The Vanishing North.
Sebastian accepts the Photographer of the Year award for his latest book from the 2024 IPA in Athens, Greece on November 23, 2024.