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National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen will speak as part of the Institute on the Environment's Momentum series Thursday at the University of Minnesota.

During his talk, "From Pole to Pole: Diary of a National Geographic Photojournalist," Nicklen will share images of life at the extremes ends of the Earth, talk about his face-off with a leopard seal in Antarctica and his attempts to capture narwhals on film in the Canadian Arctic.

"I call myself an interpreter and a translator," Nicklen said 

. "I translate what the scientists are telling me. If we lose ice, we stand to lose an entire ecosystem. I hope we can realize through my photography how interconnected these species are to ice. It just takes one image to get someone's attention."

Nicklen joins The Daily Circuit Thursday to talk about his adventures.

Nicklen sees these experiences in remote places as meditative and restorative.

 at the University of Minnesota's Ted Mann Concert Hall in Minneapolis, 7:30 p.m.

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National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen has traveled the world capturing the extremes of life. From a face-off with a deadly predator to his attempt to get narwhals on film, Nicklen will discuss his adventures.

National Geographic photographer on capturing nature's extremities

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