To the Arctic - Hardcover

* Winner of the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Award for "Most Likely to Save the Planet"
* Florian Schulz presented to audiences nationwide in spring 2012 as part of a national campaign culminating in one million signatures delivered to President Obama opposing drilling in the Arctic.
* An exhibit of photos from To The Arctic was displayed in the Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda in Washington D.C.

In this stunning, large-format, panoramic photo essay, renowned nature photographer Florian Schulz takes readers on a personal journey to the remote arctic. In contrast to the common perception of the arctic as a "vast nothingness," Schulz's images display an ecosystem of surprising richness that is teeming with life. Following the cycle of a year, To the Arctic showcases a pageant of wildlife oddly captivating forms of muskoxen, waves of migrating caribou, and some of the most extraordinary images ever captured of a mother polar bear and her two cubs.

From expansive aerials of the rich reds and golds of the summer tundra, to stark landscapes of ice and amazing underwater images of sea life, Schulz's range of imagery, accompanied by his personal stories, helps us all understand that not only is this a place worth saving, it is the place that could save us all. Complementing Schulz's work is a foreword to the book by oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society and leader of the Sustainable Seas Expeditions.

For an in depth preview of To The Arctic please visit www.WelcomeToTheArctic.org now. There you'll find a look inside feature, the To The Arctic blog, updates on the success of the campaign, and a trailer for the upcoming MacGillivray Freeman 3D IMAX(R) film of the same name.

FLORIAN SCHULZ is a professional wildlife and landscape photographer from Germany whose striking images have garnered international recognition. His photographs have won awards in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, the Nature's Best International Photography Awards, the Banff International Mountain Photography Competition, and the European Nature Photographer of the Year competition. He is the 2008 recipient of the North American Nature Photography Association's Vision Award. Sponsored by the Blue Earth Alliance, his book Freedom to Roama"[ Yellowstone to Yukon (Braided River, 2005) received an Independent Publisher Award as one of the "Top Ten Outstanding Books of the Year," singled out as "Most Likely to Save the Planet."

Schulz spends eight to ten months every year in the field, focusing on long-term conservation photography projects. As the youngest founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, he uses his photography to instill in viewers a greater interest in both the natural and cultural diversity of the planet. For more information on Schulz and his photography, visit www.visionsofthewild.com. To check out his blog, visit http: //www.visionsofthewild.com/blog/.

Passionate about composition, lighting and drama to create stunning images, getting the prefect photo is not all that counts. Florian hopes to instill in viewers a greater interest in both the natural and cultural diversity of the planet.