The Anthropocene is Earth's most recent anthropogenic geologic period. Humans have altered atmospheric, geologic, hydrologic, biospheric and other earth system processes. But is altered the right word? These systems are becoming increasingly destructive as we wrestle with terms like "climate change" in disbelief; or should this term be "global destruction?"
We are in a global crisis that threatens our very existence and in a state of shock; our minds are watching the disaster unfold in slow motion, unable to act to preserve ourselves. Our leaders are clinging to old ideas and accelerating this destruction. Often while photographing a striking scene, I realize that what first fascinated me is not normal, but rather an uncanny opening chapter to a horror story. This gallery contains some of those moments and places where I recognize the impending progressive disaster.
Every season brings a more and more explicit message that we need to adopt more advanced methods of coexisting within our fragile our biosphere. The good news is we have the technology to make this change within a 10-year span; now we need leaders to lead us there.