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This is a collection of superb Arctic and Antarctic photographs exemplifying a unique intersection of art and science. These pictures represent the intimate viewpoint of an ice scientist who loved the frozen places few of us have visited. Klaus Hochheim's work, both scientific and aesthetic, was rooted in his profound care for beautiful and threatened polar places. The loss of Dr. Hochheim, along with two others, in a fatal accident in 2013 continues to be deeply felt.

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Dr. Klaus Hochheim (1958-2013) was a climatologist and ice researcher at the Centre for Earth Observation Science at the University of Manitoba. He had a lifelong love for photography and took thousands of photos in arctic and antarctic regions. He died in an accidental helicopter crash in the Canadian Arctic in 2013 Sarah Hodges-Kolisnyk is a photographer and curator; she is currently the director of MHC Gallery in Winnipeg. Dr. David Babb is the author of the essay about the science of ice and the life of an ice researcher in this volume. He is a researcher at the Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba.

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