Into The Cold at The Annenberg Space for Photography

May 13, 2014 12:05am

SEBASTIAN RETURNS TO THE ANNENBERG SPACE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY FOR INTO THE COLD

On May 8th, The Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles screened Sebastian’s North Pole epic documentary about his 2009 mission. The screening, a part of the Annenberg’s Iris Nights,  played to a sold out audience at the Skylight studio. The screening was followed by a Q&A and was reported in this article posted by Liz Kelly for Examiner.com. This was Sebastian’s second presentation at the Annenberg this year. In February, a full presentation of his photographic and advocacy work in the polar regions was attended also by a sold out audience, and can be viewed here.

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Sebastian’s Q&A at the Annenberg Space for Photography on May 8, 2014

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Happy Penguin Day!

April 25, 2014 8:04pm

Today is World Awareness Penguin Day.

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Gentoo Penguins near the Gerlach Strait, Antarctica Peninsula 2006.

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Sebastian Moderates Earth Day Panel for Bitesize TV

April 22, 2014 7:34pm

Sebastian to Moderate Earth Day Panel for Bitesize TV’s Hollywood Goes Green

This Earth Day, Sebastian will moderate a panel on climate change for on-line network Bitesize TV. The panel will examine environmental news and how to make LA a model of sustainability by 2050. Panelist include LA’s new Chief Sustainability officer Matt Petersen, environmental artist and advocate John Quigley, environmentalist and CNN International journalist Philippe Cousteau and IPCC scientist Dr. Andrew Weaver. You can watch the program online here.

Below from lt to rt: Matt Petersen, Philippe Cousteau, Rachelle Begley, John Quigley, and Sebastian Copeland.

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Sebastian on Air with WQNA’s Flyover Zone

April 20, 2014 7:14pm

Sebastian was on air for the WQNA 88.3FM Flyover Zone hour with Hugh Moore and friends, on April 20th, discussing systemic changes in the polar regions and polar travel. You can find a recording of the show here.

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Sebastian Profiled in the LA Review of Books

April 10, 2014 7:03pm

Michael Kurcfeld profiled Sebastian for the latest LA Review of Books (March 2014). The interview was conducted during Sebastian’s solo Antarctica: A Million Faces Of Ice at the Munich Bernheimer Gallery last year. The profile also features a filmed segment which can be seen here.

“Following in the footsteps of Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley, Sebastian Copeland ventures into the blinding white expanses of both poles, often for weeks at a time, to seek out the wild sculpted beauty of places no human has seen before.” Michael Kurcfeld — LA Review of Books

 

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Sebastian Appears on Servus TV to Promote Across The Ice

March 6, 2014 6:21pm

Sebastian Appears on Red Bull’s Servus TV

On March 5th, 2014 Sebastian appeared on Servus TV’s Sport&Talk to promote his new film Across The Ice–The Greenland Victory March which premiered March 5. Joining him in the studios in Salzburg, Austria was F1 racing legend Nicky Lauda.  Sebastian also appeared on the morning show Servus Morgen on March 6th. The film will play again on Servus AM TV Sunday March 9th at 3PM before rolling out to international distribution later in the year.

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Sebastian Lectures at the Annenberg Space for Photography

February 20, 2014 5:39pm

Sebastian Speaks At The Iris Night Lecture Series

As part of the National Geographic lecture series, Sebastian was invited to speak at the prestigious Annenberg Space for Photography on February 20, 2014. From Pole to Pole: The Longest Journey recounts being attacked by polar bears; reaching both poles on foot; photographing in sub-zero temperatures; and what the loss of  ice means in the context of a warming planet. The lecture sold out but was filmed and can be streamed here.

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Sebastian Wins Gold Medal from the Photographic Society of America

January 21, 2014 3:09pm

The jury of the 2013 Arctic Award awarded Sebastian a gold medal on behalf of the Photographic Society of America (PSA). The Arctic Award specializes in Polar photography. This is Sebastian’s second win: in 2012, the FIAP (Federation International de l’Art Photographic) had awarded him a medal for the same competition. The winning image below depicts a storm on the Greenland ice cap, with winds reaching 80 miles per hour, during Sebastian and Eric’s record setting south to north crossing on skis and kites.Storm on the Greenland Ice

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Sebastian gives Keynote in Venice, Italy for Herbalife EMEA conference

December 21, 2013 6:29pm

Sebastian speaks in Venice for Herbalife EMEA about goal setting, health, conviction and perseverance! Merry Christmas everyone!DSC_6947 copy1

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Interactive Map of New Coastline after Ice Melt

December 20, 2013 6:06pm

Check out this interactive map showing coastal erosion from melting ice, potentially displacing up to 80% of the world’s population. This is not a science fiction plot. It represents the ocean rise from melting ice, sitting above land, slowly re-drawing our world map. On average, 100 feet of coastal ground is lost to each foot of ocean rise.

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