Welcome to Times Will Tell, the weekly podcast from The Times of Israel.

This week, environmental reporter Sue Surkes speaks to award-winning Israeli photographer Roie Galitz, who uses his lens to show how climate change is impacting animals in the coldest parts of the planet.

Galitz lives in Tel Aviv, and has spent years traveling to the North Pole,  Antartica and other cold corners of the world, where he documents animals -- polar bears are a particular favorite -- and climate change as a result.

He wasn't always an environmentalist, Galitz tells Surkes, but through his fascination with the animals in those places and the immense changes taking place there, he watched the Arctic warming up, causing dramatic changes.

"Photography freezes moments in time forever," said Galitz, "it's my time machine."

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IMAGE: Photographer Roie Galitz on one of his photoshoots, with animals who are "relaxed and calm," something he always aims for with his photography (Courtesy Roie Galitz)

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