[7] He was born in the neighborhood of Beverly Hills in Los Angeles and graduated from Stanford University with a degree in geophysics in 1979.
Through striking aerial images, he captures the immense scale of 21st-century agriculture, which has shaped 40 percent of the Earth’s surface.
His work addresses one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: providing nutritious and sustainably produced food to the growing global population amid the destabilizing effects of climate change.
This photographic journey reveals how the world operates and lays the groundwork for understanding how our personal choices can influence the future well-being of everyone.
[11] He has received many awards during his multi-decade career in photography, including two first prizes in science and technology from World Press Photo.
In 2006 he was awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation to profit from the work of scientists in the dry valleys and volcanoes of Antarctica.
[21] His work has also been exhibited in Dubai,[22] the Brookfield Winter Garden in New York.,[23] The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum,[24] The Konica-Minolta Plaza in Tokyo[25] as well as public venues Houston,[26] Denver,[27] Los Angeles,[28] Toronto,[29] Stuttgart,[30] Expo 2015 in Milano, the Triennale di Milano,[31] Horizons Zingst[32] in Germany, Open Your Eyes festival in Zurich[33], three times at the Festival Photo La Gacilly in France[34] and twice at Visa pour l'Image[35][36] in France.
The award recognizes alumni who have made highly significant, long-lasting contributions to civil, government, business, or academic communities.