Images Celebrate the People, Places, and Wildlife of the U.S. Arctic Ocean

Ahead of a summit about Arctic issues, these photos remind us what is at stake

Images Celebrate the People, Places, and Wildlife of the U.S. Arctic Ocean
Bearded Seal Rests on Shorefast Ice in Summer
Steven Kazlowski
Mom and baby walrus hauled out on the ice.
USGS/Sarah Sonsthagen
Inupiaq Subsistence Hunter Listens For Passing Bowhead Whales
Steven Kazlowski
Alaska, Barrow, By morning, the water was like slushy ice. A crew passes by in front of our camp.
Luciana Whitaker