COLLECTOR’S EDITION · FULL STORY

The Remains of the Arctic

By Michael AW · Foreword by Dr Sylvia Earle

The Remains of the Arctic — Collector’s Edition is produced for those who desire to hold on to what remains and acquire a legacy to pass on to future generations.

Created for those who understand the weight of legacy, this limited, case-bound edition is a time capsule of a vanishing world. Conceived with intention and assembled with care, it exists as both witness and inheritance: something to hold today, and to pass forward when the Arctic we know becomes memory.

Forged at the frontline of climate change during the 2025 BIG ACE expedition, this work brings together an extraordinary convergence of science, art, and human testimony. Ninety-eight voices from twenty-five nations journeyed to the edge of a transforming world. What they returned with is presented here with clarity, precision, and quiet authority — an unfiltered account of the Arctic in transition.

From more than 12,000 images, only the most exceptional or those that fit the narrative have been chosen. Each frame is singular. Each moment is irreplaceable. These are not simply photographs — they are records of a reality that is slipping away. Glaciers retreat beyond recognition. Sea ice fractures into fleeting geometry. Polar bears traverse a landscape that no longer holds steady beneath them. What remains is captured here with both reverence and urgency.

The reproduction of every picture honours the integrity of the original encounter. Depth, tonal subtlety, and the fragile Arctic light are preserved with exceptional fidelity — from the translucent blues beneath the ice to the quiet luminance resting on fur and snow. This is fine art printing at its highest standard, where beauty does not distract from truth, but reveals it.

Case-bound, substantial, tactile, hand-sewn and encapsulated on acid-free matte art paper, it is crafted to outlast the moment it documents. This is a book that represents our polar heritage. It is a work to be lived with, revisited, and ultimately entrusted to those who come after us.

Within these pages lies more than imagery. Encounter of firsthand accounts from the expedition, observations from the threshold of climate tipping points, and a collective voice that refuses to let the Arctic fade into silence. This is where art meets responsibility. Where beauty meets consequence.

This Collector’s Edition is reserved for those who go beyond observing history — it is for those who wish to hold on to and pass on what remains. Because within a single generation, the Arctic will not be the same. And when that day comes, this book becomes evidence of what once was, as testimony of what we witnessed, and as a question that will echo through time.

• 168 pages.
• Case-bound and hand-sewn.
• Printed on acid-free matte art paper.
• Cover and wrap printed using seven-colour technology.

USD 108 ( approx SGD 138 / AUD 150)

Per book.
Free shipping within Australia and Singapore.
International shipping: USD 60.