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Synopsis

American photographer James Balog has been tracking human-caused changes to our planet for over 35 years. Disturbed and motivated by what he has seen, The Human Element documents how the earth’s four elements – water, air, fire, and earth – have all been impacted by a fifth element, homo sapiens.