On World Oceans Day, photographer Enzo Barracco shares how his experience photographing the oceans from Antartica to the Galápagos profoundly altered his understanding of the climate crisis.
For Enzo Barracco, our oceans represent “a world within another world.”
From Antarctica to the Galápagos, the fashion-turned-nature photographer has dedicated his career to the capturing these watery expanses as a poignant reminder of humankind’s impact on our ecosystem. Each subject has been selected in order to communicate not only its sublime natural beauty, but the fragility of the climates on which our planet depends.
After making the switch from luxury editorials to the unforgiving ecosystem of Antarctica for his first book, Barracco has since used his camera to deliver a much-needed meditation on the interconnectedness of seemingly far flung corners of the world. Through his work, the Italian-born, London based photographer hopes that his work will be “an opportunity for deep reflection on our daily consumption.”
This World Oceans Day, we caught up on some lessons learned about climate change by photographing the world’s oceans, as well as the role of the creative industries in educating about the climate emergency.