Episode 9, Tuesday, January 4, 2022

J. Henry Fair is a photographer who works at the intersection of art, environmental science and our consumer society.  For decades, Henry has been making what he describes as “ironically beautiful images of terrible things.” These abstract highly composed aerial photographs are intended to tell the story of industrial mining, factory farming, clearcut forestry and other exploitive activities. Most recently he was chosen as one of 12 photographers featured in Human Nature: Planet Earth in Our Time, published by Chronicle Books.

I spoke with Henry Fair about his passion for scientific research, storytelling from the air, and his quest to draw viewers into critical issues, such as climate chaos.