Annika Hammerschlag

Annika Hammerschlag is an Associated Press photographer whose recent work highlights significant environmental issues in remote regions. Her photography has captured the changing landscape of Alaska's North Slope tundra, illustrating the impact of warming on its unique "mini-greenhouse" ecosystems, as seen in an image from Onion Portage. Additionally, Hammerschlag's work has documented the controversial logging of old-growth forests in British Columbia, with a photograph from the Prince of Wales Range near Campbell River showing the scale of deforestation. These images place her at the forefront of visual reporting on critical climate change and conservation battles in North America, making her a relevant voice in documenting these pressing global concerns.