Photographic Inspiration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with Chad Brown (Ep: 5)

Chad Brown is an accomplished portrait and adventure photographer, creative director and conservationist. Hear about his visits with local Indigenous communities, the humbling impact of moving silently through a vast open space, and how immersing himself in the wilderness has helped him to treat his post-traumatic stress disorder related to military tours in Iraq and Somalia.

In this Geography of Hope episode, Chad shares the magic from his journeys to the Arctic, both on his own and with the nonprofit he founded, Soul River Inc. These trips carried a medicinal-like quality, one that helped to heal the soul and mind. The Arctic Refuge is where Chad realized why the Gwich'in people call its coastal plain Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit — The Sacred Place Where Life Begins. 

Read more about Chad's explorations.

 

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