Photos from Chasing Ice, James Balogs Chronicle of Melting Polar Glaciers

I was on this beach!

In an effort to provide concrete visual proof of climate change and its devastating effects, photographer James Balog embarked on a years-long project that spanned the northern reaches of the globe. He set up cameras from Greenland to Alaska in order to capture horrifyingyet undeniably beautifultime-lapse photos that reveal the unprecedented rate at which glaciers are receding. As the award-winning Chasing Ice, which chronicles Balogs monumental endeavor with his Extreme Ice Survey, hits New York on November 9, VF.com showcases breathtaking photographs from Balogs Ice: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers, published by Rizzoli.