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Acacia Johnson
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Acacia Johnson, born in 1990, is an American photographer from Alaska. Since 2014, she has focused on taking pictures in Earth's cold polar regions. She has traveled more than fifty times to places like Greenland, the Norwegian island of Svalbard, the Canadian Arctic, and Antarctica. On these trips, she teaches about photography and the people who live in these areas.
Her photos have appeared in National Geographic magazine. Most recently, in September 2019, her work was featured in an article about Baffin Island. Johnson's amazing photographs are part of the permanent collections at the Smithsonian Museum and the Anchorage Museum.
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About Acacia Johnson
Early Life and Inspiration
Acacia Johnson was born in Anchorage, Alaska in 1990. When she was a child, she loved watching wildlife, including grizzly bears. This early interest in nature helped shape her future career.
In 2008, she became an exchange student at Narvik Upper Secondary School in Narvik, Norway. The year she spent there was very important. She took a class on media and communications and discovered the special light in the Arctic Circle. This experience encouraged her to become a photographer.
Studying Photography
After living in Norway for a few years, Acacia returned to the United States. She studied photography at the Rhode Island School of Design. This school is well-known for its art and design programs.
Her hard work and focus on polar photography led her to receive a special award called a Fulbright Scholarship. This scholarship allowed her to travel to Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. There, she was able to study the local Inuit people in their village.
Family and Photography
Acacia shares that her interest in photography runs in her family. "Both my grandfather and my father took pictures all the time," she explained. "I got my first camera when I was nine."
She has always been artistic. She chose photography because it's not just a way to express herself. It also helps her connect with the world around her.
Current Work and Future Plans
Since October 2019, Acacia Johnson has been living in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is studying creative writing at the University of Virginia. She plans to improve both her photography and writing skills. She hopes to create either fiction stories or photo books with descriptive essays.
