Klaus Thymann
Klaus Thymann is a Danish explorer, scientist, photographer, journalist, and filmmaker working across journalism, mapping, remote sensing, and interdisciplinary environmental analysis, focussing on the climate emergency. His work combines science, and visual storytelling to investigate contemporary ecological issues. He increasingly integrates digital and research-driven methods. Mapping is central to his practice, used to connect geographical, social, and ecological systems. Thymann established Project Pressure as a non-profit organisation, aiming to generate the world’s first Glacier Atlas in collaboration with World Glacier Monitoring Service and NASA. Through the project Thymann worked with local teams to document glacier retreat using drone photogrammetry alongside comparative geospatial and radar analysis over several years. This project focuses on the Rwenzori mountains, one of the world’s most remote landscapes in the world. Thought to be the legendary Mountains of the Moon recognised by ancient Greek geographers. The three highest peaks in the Rwenzori mountains, Speke, Baker and Stanley, have been so eroded by the climate crisis that only Stanley’s glacier remains.
Lake Bujuku, 2024, Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda.
The Project Pressure expedition team on route up the Rwenzori Mountains.
Rogers and Mt Baker, 2024, Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda.
Ugandan ranger Rogers photographed in front of Mt Baker Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda.
Timelapse camera Rwenzori Mountains, 2025, Uganda.
Scientist installing Timelapse camera Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda.
Tropical trekking, 2024, Uganda.
The Project Pressure expedition team on route up the Rwenzori Mountains.
The Journey of Water, 2025, Bolivia
Enshrouded by clouds, the peaks of the Apolobamba mountains are barely visible. But scale them, and you’ll find landscapes of awe-inspiring natural beauty: icy glaciers, cloud forests and tropical vegetation. Towering above the others is Chaupi Orco, a remote, beautiful and imposing glacier about which scientists know almost nothing. But with tropical Andes glaciers having lost an estimated 30–50% of their volume in the last 40 years, it’s imperative that scientists and policy makers are able to understand the scale of the challenge facing Chaupi Orco.