Jeffrey T. Kerby, PhD

Senior Research Associate, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
and
Institute of Arctic Studies visiting fellow at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

Contributing photographer to National Geographic Magazine and National Geographic Society Grantee

I’m an ecologist and geographer interested in polar regions - past, present and future. Seasonality shapes the rhythms of life at high latitudes, and I explore how climate change impacts these dynamics.

Advances in drone, satellite, and time-lapse camera tech provide opportunities to explore classic ideas from ecology from new perspectives. Harnessing tools in computational image processing, I aim to build on existing theory and improve the application of scientific knowledge.

Collaboration, co-creation, and inclusivity are key components of interdisciplinary projects and and field-based research. Projects that embrace these perspectives emerge greater than the sum of their parts. To see more on my research themes and scientific collaborations see my Research tab.

Images are many things. They can document, inspire, mislead, and be storehouses of data. In my work as a documentary photographer, I produce short- and long-form science and natural history photo-narratives. I aim to explore the nuance that binds ecology, natural history, and conservation and the diverse people and perspectives involved in these truly global issues.  See the Photography tab for more on my work for National Geographic Magazine and others.