Sebastian Copeland

Sebastian Copeland (born 3 April 1964) is an award winning photographer, polar explorer, author, lecturer, and environmental activist He has led numerous expeditions in the polar regions to photograph and film endangered environments In 2015, Copeland was named one of the world's top 50 adventurers by Men's Journal He is a fellow of The Explorers Club His documentary Into the Cold was a featured selection at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival and was released on DVD timed to Earth Day 2011

He is a public speaker and polar consultant He has addressed audiences at the United Nations, The World Affairs Council, The George Eastman House, and Fortune 500 companies such as Hewlett Packard, Google, and Apple Inc, as well as colleges and museums He is actor Orlando Bloom's cousin

Copeland is the son of the director of the Lille National Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean-Claude Casadesus He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the UCLA Film School He is also the grandson of actors Lucien Pascal and Gisèle Casadesus and the brother of Olivier Casadesus

Copeland began his career in New York City directing music videos before moving on to commercial directing as well as professional photography with credits including fashion and advertising, album covers, and celebrities His music video work has included work for Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr and Hall and Oates

His career in still photography has ranged from celebrities to ad campaigns for Hollywood Studios such as Universal Studios, Disney, Warner Brothers and Paramount Pictures His studio credits include promotional work for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Pirates of the Caribbean and Seabiscuit

Since 2000, Copeland has focused his work on climate change His prints have appeared in exhibitions including the United Nations (Solo Show, 2007), the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Peabody Essex Museum as well as the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, among others His works can also be found in private collections in Europe and the United States where several have been included in The Natural World Museum in San Francisco’s permanent archive In 2006 and 2007 prints from his first book, Antarctica: The Global Warning, were selected to tour with the International Photography Awards' "Best in Show" world tour Antarctica garnered much attention, winning Copeland the 2007 Photographer of the Year award in the book category

His photographs have been published in GQ, Marie Claire, Men's Journal, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, Elle, People, USA Today, W, Interview Magazine, Publisher’s Weekly, The New York Times, House & Garden, Paris Match and National Geographic

Copeland writes for Men's Journal and Huffington Post He has made keynote addresses at the United Nations, The Planet Workshops, Google, Apple, UCLA and the Hammer Museum Copeland has been featured on TV and radio including on Larry King, CBS, NPR, Air America, The Weather Channel and Al Gore's 24 Hours of Reality

He is also on the Board of Directors for Global Green and Shine On Sierra Leone, a non-governmental organisation providing educational support for the children of war-torn nations

In 2005, Copeland led a media initiative in the Arctic in defense of the Inuit's loss of culture from climate change for Global Green USA

In 2006 and 2007, Copeland spent two seasons aboard the scientific research ice breaker The Ice Lady Patagonia in the Antarctic Peninsula

In 2008, Copeland and partner Luc Hardy led a group of nine children from international backgrounds to the northernmost edge of the Canadian arctic, on Ellesmere island

In 2009 Copeland mounted an expedition to the North Pole to commemorate the centennial of Admiral Robert Peary’s expedition in 1909 Footage of the expedition was used in the documentary Into the Cold: A Journey of the Soul, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2010

In 2010, Copeland traversed 2,300 kilometers of Greenland's ice flats from south to north on a Kite skiing expedition His expedition was meant to raise awareness of global warming He documented the journey with his camera and posted live updates through Facebook and Twitter The expedition lasted 44 days and earned Copeland and partner Eric McNair Landry the new kite skiing distance World Record by covering the longest distance in a 24-hour period: 595 kilometers

Copeland led the Antarctica 2011–2012 Legacy Crossing Over 82 days between November 4, 2011 and January 24, 2012 Sebastian and partner Eric McNair-Landry were the first to cross the Antarctica icecap from east to west via two of its poles They used kites and skis, setting three new polar records in the process Pulling 400 pounds (180 kg) of supplies each, they were the first to reach the Antarctica Pole of Inaccessibility (POI) from the Novolazarevskaya station on Antarctica's East coast by non-motorized means and without assistance They were also the first to link the POI to the South Pole without motorized transportation On January 24, 2012, they finally reached Hercules Inlet, effectively linking the eastern and western coast of Antarctica after covering an adjusted distance of about 4,100 kilometers

In August 2016 Copeland and partner Mark George crossed Australia's Simpson Desert on foot and without support, pulling all water and supplies on two-wheels carts Their 651 km west-to-east crossing was the longest latitudinal traverse without motorized transportation

In 2017, Copeland and partner Mark George attempted an unsupported mission on foot from Canada to the North Pole Severe frostbites forced the team to abort mission after two days during a -60C cold spell
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