Tom Turner is a lens-based artist and educator based in Anchorage, Alaska. He teaches Photography, Digital Art, and Journalism at Bartlett High School, where he also advises the yearbook and emphasizes visual storytelling as a form of inquiry. His artistic practice explores landscape, time, and perception, often focusing on places shaped by environmental change. Through Polar STEAM, he is interested in bridging art and science to help students and communities better understand polar landscapes and the forces transforming them.