Sebastian Copeland Bio
BIBLIOGRAPHY_________________________________________________________
---- Antarctica: The Global Warning, 2007 –
Palace Press International
(French translation Intervista; Spanish Lunwerg and German Rolf Heyne; Australia The Five Mile Press)
---- Antarctica: A Call To Action 2008
Palace Press International
---- Water – Prix Pictet 2008
Editions teNeues
---- The Call Of The Poles 2009 (Introduction)
Le Cercle Polaire Publishing
---- Commitment: When The World Must Come Together As One 2009 (Essay)
Edition Electa
---- Arctica: The Vanishing North 2015
teNeues Publishing
MAIN SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Shumway Capital, Greenwich CT
Napapijri, Milan Italy
Natural World Museum, San Francisco CA
Barclays Bank, New York NY
Charlize Theron, Los Angeles CA
Robin and Danny Greenspun, Las Vegas, NV
Orlando Bloom, Los Angeles CA
Crown Prince Faisal S. Al Saud, Los Angeles CA
Diane Kruger, Los Angeles CA
Amy Austin Max, Los Angeles CA
Ingrid Roosen-Trinks, Berlin Germany
Sue Bloomberg, New York NY
Heather and Steven Mnuchin, New York NY
Robert A Flaxman, Laguna Beach CA
James Packer, Australia
Wolfgang Puck, Los Angeles, CA
Trammell Crow, Houston, TX
SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS:
2006 International Photography Awards
2007 PX3 Awards
Book Awards
2007 International Photography Awards (IPA)
2009 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Awards -- Silver Award- Antarctica: A Call To Action
2009 Book Expo America -- Silver Award—Environmental Books: Antarctica—A Call To Action
2009 Nautilus Awards -- Silver Award -- Antarctica: A Call To Action
2015 International Book Awards – 2nd Place Book Category--Arctica: The Vanishing North
2016 ITB Book -- Awards Best Travel Book--Arctica: The Vanishing North
2016 Global Arctic Awards – Best Book Arctica: The Vanishing North
COMMERCIAL FILM AWARDS:
PERSONAL DISTINCTIONS
FILM AWARDS & DINSTINCTIONS
Into The Cold
2009 Los Angeles Reel Film Festival
Best Director
Best Voice Over
2nd Place Feature Documentary
2010 Indie Sprit Film Festival
Best Sport/Adventure Documentary
2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Official Selection Documentary
2010 Cinema For Peace – Jury Special Prize
2011 Victoria Film Festival
Selection Officielle Documentary
2011 Environmental Film Festival
Official Selection
2011 Blue Planet Film Festival
Official Selection
2012 Action on Film
Official Selection
2013 Explorers Club Arctic Festival
Official Selection
2013 Video Librarian
Best Documentaries List for 2013
Across The Ice
2015 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
Finalist
2015 New Zealand Film Festival
Finalist
2015 Banff Mountain Film Festival
Finalist
2015 Action on Film
Finalist
2015 Explorers Club Film Festival
Official Selection
2015 Torello Int’l Mountain Film Festival
Finalist
2016 Dutch Mountain Film Festival
Finalist
2016 SHAFT Film Festival
Official Selection
endorsements
“...Antarctica: The Global Warning - what a terrific reminder of what’s really at stake and why we can’t give up before we get the job done!”
- US Secretary of State, John Kerry
“Extraordinary…a brilliant book…a brilliant photographer”
--- Larry King
“Sebastian Copeland’s stunning photographs are a stark reminder of what we stand to lose. He has ventured to the bottom of the world and returned with a message that we cannot afford to ignore.”
– Sting
“I admire and applaud [Sebastian’s] photojournalistic contribution in this book. I am, of course, in complete support, as I am of any person willing to put forth energy on this tipping point in the future of our planet.” – Robert Redford, actor, environmentalist
“Sebastian’s superb photography transports us on a unique journey to this extraordinary and remote continent. His work, personal commitment and passionate expression remind us, in an intimate way, that the ice is as fragile as we are.”
— Salma Hayek, Film Actor and Producer
"A book of haunting beauty, Antarctica lures us with its images and compels us with its words. It's a powerful call to action to combat global warming. Sebastian Copeland's photography, combined with the insights of luminaries and environmental experts, makes a case that is both exquisite to look at and impossible to ignore." — Arianna Huffington, Political Commentator
“Copeland’s perceptive and impassioned celebration of Antarctica resonates as much to the South as it does to the North. I sense his remarkable work will further guide the global community to better understand the challenges of this loving place we call home.”
— Sheila Watt Cloutier, International Chair for the Inuit Circumpolar Conference
“Sebastian Copeland is a magician!” — Eric Bazin—Founder of Planet Workshops
“Copeland’s Antarctica is a powerful blend of stunning images, experts’ opinions and crucial facts pointing us toward one conclusion – losing Antarctica to global warming not only means a loss of countless species and tremendous biodiversity, it means a loss of humanity. Heed the call – see this book.”
“When my eyes looked upon this a series of photographs—vast stretches of empty polar landscapes, icy white, with pockets of deep blue—I started to feel cooler and calmer. The display of Sebastian Copeland’s work, from his book “Antarctica: The Global Warning,” made me admire the integrity of individuals who are trying to raise awareness of threats to the environment”.
— Suzy Menkes, New York Times, Sunday Magazine
“Sebastian Copeland has a deep and caring knowledge of the issues he speaks so eloquently about. He expertly puts global warming in an historical context, giving examples of failed empires throughout history that lacked foresight about unsustainable expansion. Sebastian’s passion, commitment for the planet combined with his stunning and breathtaking imagery hold us captive and stimulate both empathy and a desire for action.” — Ann Philbin—Director of the Hammer Museum
"Sebastian Copeland’s passion for the polar regions and his deep concern for their fate is infectious. The crowd loved it. His engaging presentation, blending his extraordinary photographs, high adventure and current science was one of the best I have seen. Solid and moving. We could not be happier" – Glen MacDonald UC Presidential Chair&Director UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability
“[Sebastian Copeland]…one of the more articulate voices urging action on climate change.” — Steve Casimiro--Adventure Journal (Dec 2010)
“The stunning photos in this book show a frozen landscape with a scale and light that tell the tale of an otherworldly place that is fast slipping away” — Leonardo DiCaprio, Actor
“Sebastian’s haunting images are not only smart and stylish, they remind us of the need to protect our environment before it’s too late.” – Greg Gorman, Photographer
“To be that cold, and walk for that long, and document that level of environmental change… and then be able to relate that type of experience to an audience like you’re just connecting with them over a cup of coffee? Awe-Inspiring. Or to put it into 2014-speak… #aweinspiring.” — Michelle Fields—Director, The Annenberg Space for Photography
“A body of work that is unprecedented in its scope and intimacy of one of the most barren regions on Earth.” — Men’s Journal October 2015 (re: Arctica: The Vanishing North)
“Copeland’s book is something special, a photographic essay of great power and passion, whose images start to melt into each other and finally seep into your dreams.” — UK Daily Mail November 27, 2015 (re: Arctica: The Vanishing North)
---- Antarctica: The Global Warning, 2007 –
Palace Press International
(French translation Intervista; Spanish Lunwerg and German Rolf Heyne; Australia The Five Mile Press)
---- Antarctica: A Call To Action 2008
Palace Press International
---- Water – Prix Pictet 2008
Editions teNeues
---- The Call Of The Poles 2009 (Introduction)
Le Cercle Polaire Publishing
---- Commitment: When The World Must Come Together As One 2009 (Essay)
Edition Electa
---- Arctica: The Vanishing North 2015
teNeues Publishing
MAIN SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
- Napapijri Soho; The Global Warning — NYC July 2006
- Trans Photographiques 2007; Presented by the city of Lille, France,“Celebrity Portraits”, Spr. 2007
- Council On Foreign Relations NYC, “Antarctica—The Global Warning,” September-November 2007
- United Nations, NYC, “Antarctica: The Global Warning,” October 26th-December 2nd 2007
- Jan Kesner Gallery Los Angeles, “Antarctica: The Global Warning,” Nov. 2007 – Jan. 2008
- Salon Imperial, Paris, “Antarctica: The Global Warning,” Nov. 27th-Dec. 16th 2007
- BREAD Show, Barcelona “Antarctica” Sponsored by Napapijri January 20th-27th 2008
- Flo Peters Gallery Hamburg Germany, “Antarctica—The Global Warning,” April 24th-May 24th 2008
- Napapijri Gallery Milan, Italy Solo Show “Antarctica” June 23rd, 2008—September 15th, 2008
- “Celebrity Portrait” Transfotografia--Poland Photography Festival, Gdansk Poland August 27th, 2008 – September 19th 2008
- SLO Museum Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA, “Antarctica: The Global Warning,” October 15th-November 30th 2008
- Bernheimer Fine Art Gallery, Munich Germany “A Million Faces of Ice” March—April2013
- Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, October 3, 2013
- Leica Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany Arctica: The Vanishing North, October 15—November 15, 2015
- Yann Arthus Bertrand Gallery, Paris Arctica: The Vanishing North December 2015
- Earth Day Texas, Dallas TX Icebergs April 18-24 , 2016
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
- Scope Art LA, Group Show Los Angeles, Standard Hotel May 2004
- International Photography Awards NYC, Best in Show 2006
- MELTING ICE – HOT TOPIC World Environment Day 2007, Presented by The Natural World Museum, at the Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, Norway, June 5th, 2007
- International Photography Awards NYC, Best in Show 2007
- United Nation, NYC, “On Thin Ice” Norwegian Ice Bridge, December 2007-February 2008
- Salle d'Exposition at Quai Antoine 1er, Monaco Ministry of Culture “Melting Ice—A Hot Topic” Presented by The Natural World Museum, , February 20- March 14, 2008
- BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium “Melting Ice—A Hot Topic” Oct 6, 2007 - Jan 6, 2008
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago “Envisioning Change” April 18-Sept 1, 2008
- Prix Pictet Exhibition Palais de Tokyo, Paris « Antarctica : The Global Warning »Oct—Nov 2008
- Peabody Essex Museum Salem Massachusetts, “Polar Attractions,” June 28th 2008—June 7th 2009
- Berheimer Gallery, Munich Germany « Landscapes » June 18-July 30 2009
- Salon d’Automne, Solyanka State Gallery, Moscow Russia November 25—December 3, 2010
- Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg, Germany «Photos!» November 30, 2011—January 31, 2012
- Berheimer Gallery, Munich Germany « Platinum » September 20 – October 31, 2013
- Paris Photo 2013 w/Berheimer Gallery, Grand Palais, Paris 14 — 17 November 2013
- Global Arctic Award Exhibition Moscow, Goglevskiy bulgar Russia April – June 8, 2014
- The Art Of Platinum Printing Bernheimer Gallery Luzern, Switzerland May 16—July 12, 2014
- Paris Photo LA w/Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles May 2014
- Art South Hampton w/Berheimer Gallery South Hampton NY, July 2014
- Art Geneve w/Berheimer Gallery Geneva January 2015
- Green Good Design 2014, The European Centre’s Museum, Contemporary Space, Athens Greece Sept 19 - Dec1, 2014
- Paris Photo 2013 w/Berheimer Gallery, Grand Palais, Paris 11 — 15 November 2015
- Booth D9—Selection Paris Photo, Bernheimer Gallery Luzern, Switzerland January 21-March24, 2016
- The Fence 2016--Large scale outdoor series exhibit in Brooklyn, Atlanta, Boston, Santa Fe and Houston in summer 2016, organized by Photoville.
- 2016 C40 Mayors Summit in Mexico City November 30, 2016 to -Jan15, 2017
- Triennial Museum in Milan COP21 Exhibition — December 7-14, 2016.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Shumway Capital, Greenwich CT
Napapijri, Milan Italy
Natural World Museum, San Francisco CA
Barclays Bank, New York NY
Charlize Theron, Los Angeles CA
Robin and Danny Greenspun, Las Vegas, NV
Orlando Bloom, Los Angeles CA
Crown Prince Faisal S. Al Saud, Los Angeles CA
Diane Kruger, Los Angeles CA
Amy Austin Max, Los Angeles CA
Ingrid Roosen-Trinks, Berlin Germany
Sue Bloomberg, New York NY
Heather and Steven Mnuchin, New York NY
Robert A Flaxman, Laguna Beach CA
James Packer, Australia
Wolfgang Puck, Los Angeles, CA
Trammell Crow, Houston, TX
SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS:
2006 International Photography Awards
- 1st Place -- Professional Nature Category Antarctica: The Global Warning
- 1st Place -- Professional Special Category Antarctica: The Global Warning
2007 PX3 Awards
- 2nd Prize winner Professional Subcategory for the following entry: 83593-06, series, Title: "Antarctica: The Global Warning"
- 3rd Prize Winner Professional Subcategory for Nature: Other
- Professional Photographer of the Year Book Category
- 2nd Place – Professional Nature category, Landscapes Antarctica
- Official Selection Antarctica: The Global Warning
- Wildlife Honorable Mention for Gentoo Penguin Rookery, Peterman Island, Antarctica
- Shortlist finalist--nominated by a “global nominations panel of 49 leading experts in the visual arts, from six continents” which “made over 200 nominations from 43 countries” from which the seven judges have short listed 18 photographers "who have produced works that are of outstanding artistic merit and communicate messages of urgent global significance."
- 3rd Place—Professional Book Category: Nature (Antarctica: A Call To Action)
- 3rd Place—Professional Fine Art: Nature (The Vanishing Arctic)
- 3rd Place—Honor of Distinction: Nature
- Finalist
- Gold Award – Professional Press Nature/Environmental Category “The Vanishing North”
- Bronze Award—Ice Graveyard, Antarctica Open Category/Nature
- FIAP Medal (travel section)—Moonrise on the Greenland Ice sheet [Federation Int’l de l’Art Photographic]
- PSA The Arctic ribbon—Arctic Reflections at Otto Fjord [Photography Society of America]
- PSA Gold Medal—Storm on Greenland [Photography Society of America]
- 1st Place World In Focus Competition
- Silver Award – Professional Fine Art
- Highly Honored Winner in both Polar Passion and Outdoor Adventure
- Honorary Spider Fellow for “Nominee in Fine Art”
- Silver Award – Nature Category
Book Awards
2007 International Photography Awards (IPA)
- Professional Photographer of the Year—Book Category Antarctica: The Global Warning
2009 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Awards -- Silver Award- Antarctica: A Call To Action
2009 Book Expo America -- Silver Award—Environmental Books: Antarctica—A Call To Action
2009 Nautilus Awards -- Silver Award -- Antarctica: A Call To Action
2015 International Book Awards – 2nd Place Book Category--Arctica: The Vanishing North
2016 ITB Book -- Awards Best Travel Book--Arctica: The Vanishing North
2016 Global Arctic Awards – Best Book Arctica: The Vanishing North
COMMERCIAL FILM AWARDS:
- Gold Award, Houston 1994 WorldFest
- Gold Award, 1994 Charleston International Film Festival
- Silver Award, 1995 St. Sebastian Film Festival
- Cannes International Commercials 1994 Festival, short list
PERSONAL DISTINCTIONS
- 2005 Certificate of Honor for Public Service from the City of Los Angeles
- 2008 German GQ Man Of The Year—Engagement
- 2009 Commendation for Public Service from the City of West Hollywood
- 2009 Global Green—Founders Award
- 2010 Gala Award Germany – Environmental Stewardship
- 2013 Epic TV –Finalist for Adventurer of the Year Award
- 2014 Green Good Design Award --The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture & Design
- 2015 Named one of the World’s Top Fifty Adventurers by Men’s Journal magazine
- 2016 International Eckart Witzigmann & BMW Award -- Responsible Engagement
FILM AWARDS & DINSTINCTIONS
Into The Cold
2009 Los Angeles Reel Film Festival
Best Director
Best Voice Over
2nd Place Feature Documentary
2010 Indie Sprit Film Festival
Best Sport/Adventure Documentary
2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Official Selection Documentary
2010 Cinema For Peace – Jury Special Prize
2011 Victoria Film Festival
Selection Officielle Documentary
2011 Environmental Film Festival
Official Selection
2011 Blue Planet Film Festival
Official Selection
2012 Action on Film
Official Selection
2013 Explorers Club Arctic Festival
Official Selection
2013 Video Librarian
Best Documentaries List for 2013
Across The Ice
2015 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
Finalist
2015 New Zealand Film Festival
Finalist
2015 Banff Mountain Film Festival
Finalist
2015 Action on Film
Finalist
2015 Explorers Club Film Festival
Official Selection
2015 Torello Int’l Mountain Film Festival
Finalist
2016 Dutch Mountain Film Festival
Finalist
2016 SHAFT Film Festival
Official Selection
endorsements
“...Antarctica: The Global Warning - what a terrific reminder of what’s really at stake and why we can’t give up before we get the job done!”
- US Secretary of State, John Kerry
“Extraordinary…a brilliant book…a brilliant photographer”
--- Larry King
“Sebastian Copeland’s stunning photographs are a stark reminder of what we stand to lose. He has ventured to the bottom of the world and returned with a message that we cannot afford to ignore.”
– Sting
“I admire and applaud [Sebastian’s] photojournalistic contribution in this book. I am, of course, in complete support, as I am of any person willing to put forth energy on this tipping point in the future of our planet.” – Robert Redford, actor, environmentalist
“Sebastian’s superb photography transports us on a unique journey to this extraordinary and remote continent. His work, personal commitment and passionate expression remind us, in an intimate way, that the ice is as fragile as we are.”
— Salma Hayek, Film Actor and Producer
"A book of haunting beauty, Antarctica lures us with its images and compels us with its words. It's a powerful call to action to combat global warming. Sebastian Copeland's photography, combined with the insights of luminaries and environmental experts, makes a case that is both exquisite to look at and impossible to ignore." — Arianna Huffington, Political Commentator
“Copeland’s perceptive and impassioned celebration of Antarctica resonates as much to the South as it does to the North. I sense his remarkable work will further guide the global community to better understand the challenges of this loving place we call home.”
— Sheila Watt Cloutier, International Chair for the Inuit Circumpolar Conference
“Sebastian Copeland is a magician!” — Eric Bazin—Founder of Planet Workshops
“Copeland’s Antarctica is a powerful blend of stunning images, experts’ opinions and crucial facts pointing us toward one conclusion – losing Antarctica to global warming not only means a loss of countless species and tremendous biodiversity, it means a loss of humanity. Heed the call – see this book.”
- Matt Petersen, Los Angeles Chief Sustainability Officer
“When my eyes looked upon this a series of photographs—vast stretches of empty polar landscapes, icy white, with pockets of deep blue—I started to feel cooler and calmer. The display of Sebastian Copeland’s work, from his book “Antarctica: The Global Warning,” made me admire the integrity of individuals who are trying to raise awareness of threats to the environment”.
— Suzy Menkes, New York Times, Sunday Magazine
“Sebastian Copeland has a deep and caring knowledge of the issues he speaks so eloquently about. He expertly puts global warming in an historical context, giving examples of failed empires throughout history that lacked foresight about unsustainable expansion. Sebastian’s passion, commitment for the planet combined with his stunning and breathtaking imagery hold us captive and stimulate both empathy and a desire for action.” — Ann Philbin—Director of the Hammer Museum
"Sebastian Copeland’s passion for the polar regions and his deep concern for their fate is infectious. The crowd loved it. His engaging presentation, blending his extraordinary photographs, high adventure and current science was one of the best I have seen. Solid and moving. We could not be happier" – Glen MacDonald UC Presidential Chair&Director UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability
“[Sebastian Copeland]…one of the more articulate voices urging action on climate change.” — Steve Casimiro--Adventure Journal (Dec 2010)
“The stunning photos in this book show a frozen landscape with a scale and light that tell the tale of an otherworldly place that is fast slipping away” — Leonardo DiCaprio, Actor
“Sebastian’s haunting images are not only smart and stylish, they remind us of the need to protect our environment before it’s too late.” – Greg Gorman, Photographer
“To be that cold, and walk for that long, and document that level of environmental change… and then be able to relate that type of experience to an audience like you’re just connecting with them over a cup of coffee? Awe-Inspiring. Or to put it into 2014-speak… #aweinspiring.” — Michelle Fields—Director, The Annenberg Space for Photography
“A body of work that is unprecedented in its scope and intimacy of one of the most barren regions on Earth.” — Men’s Journal October 2015 (re: Arctica: The Vanishing North)
“Copeland’s book is something special, a photographic essay of great power and passion, whose images start to melt into each other and finally seep into your dreams.” — UK Daily Mail November 27, 2015 (re: Arctica: The Vanishing North)
