the challenge with climate change is how do you photograph climate change how do
do you photograph climate change how do
do you photograph climate change how do you illustrate that so I decided to tell
you illustrate that so I decided to tell
you illustrate that so I decided to tell a story of climate change to a personal
a story of climate change to a personal
a story of climate change to a personal view my work in Greenland is a chapter
view my work in Greenland is a chapter
view my work in Greenland is a chapter of my long-term body of work on climate
of my long-term body of work on climate
of my long-term body of work on climate change on my first day in town I arrived
change on my first day in town I arrived
change on my first day in town I arrived with a helicopter and looking on the sea
with a helicopter and looking on the sea
with a helicopter and looking on the sea ice I got completely overland it was my
ice I got completely overland it was my
ice I got completely overland it was my first experience in the Arctic in the
first experience in the Arctic in the
first experience in the Arctic in the wintertime with the sea ice it was
wintertime with the sea ice it was
wintertime with the sea ice it was amazing luckily I got invited to this
amazing luckily I got invited to this
amazing luckily I got invited to this dinner
dinner
dinner there was this hunter his name is una –
there was this hunter his name is una –
there was this hunter his name is una – claustrum next morning he invites me out
claustrum next morning he invites me out
claustrum next morning he invites me out on the sled so I’m there waiting ready
on the sled so I’m there waiting ready
on the sled so I’m there waiting ready with all my equipment you know super
with all my equipment you know super
with all my equipment you know super being you know happy and oh my god my
being you know happy and oh my god my
being you know happy and oh my god my second day on the field and I made a
second day on the field and I made a
second day on the field and I made a huge mistake you know you want to get
huge mistake you know you want to get
huge mistake you know you want to get one more picture so I stood up from a
one more picture so I stood up from a
one more picture so I stood up from a sled and I slipped over ropes and boom
sled and I slipped over ropes and boom
sled and I slipped over ropes and boom dogs just took off after about an hour
dogs just took off after about an hour
dogs just took off after about an hour we see a black small pond getting bigger
we see a black small pond getting bigger
we see a black small pond getting bigger and bigger and was these guys at
and bigger and was these guys at
and bigger and was these guys at turnaround and went in our direction and
turnaround and went in our direction and
turnaround and went in our direction and luckily every back was there one of my
luckily every back was there one of my
luckily every back was there one of my favorite pictures is a portrait of
favorite pictures is a portrait of
favorite pictures is a portrait of Albert Lucas on he is a hunter from
Albert Lucas on he is a hunter from
Albert Lucas on he is a hunter from unagi
unagi
unagi it was April and the ice was started to
it was April and the ice was started to
it was April and the ice was started to melt which is highly unusual usually the
melt which is highly unusual usually the
melt which is highly unusual usually the ice would stay up until June we went out
ice would stay up until June we went out
ice would stay up until June we went out in a boat and we found a small ice floe
in a boat and we found a small ice floe
in a boat and we found a small ice floe so it was an opportunity to take a part
so it was an opportunity to take a part
so it was an opportunity to take a part of him and also a great way to
of him and also a great way to
of him and also a great way to illustrate the impact of climate change
illustrate the impact of climate change
illustrate the impact of climate change climate change for sure I can see
climate change for sure I can see
climate change for sure I can see affects them also socially when there is
affects them also socially when there is
affects them also socially when there is ice they have more territory in more
ice they have more territory in more
ice they have more territory in more ways of transport they can visit their
ways of transport they can visit their
ways of transport they can visit their friends and relatives who were all
friends and relatives who were all
friends and relatives who were all spread around Oh Monica Bay I will never
spread around Oh Monica Bay I will never
spread around Oh Monica Bay I will never forget these long trips on the ice my
forget these long trips on the ice my
forget these long trips on the ice my last trip we were coming back from a
last trip we were coming back from a
last trip we were coming back from a settlement to this town and it was like
settlement to this town and it was like
settlement to this town and it was like seven hour trip over frozen ice fueled
seven hour trip over frozen ice fueled
seven hour trip over frozen ice fueled this family that I was with they were
this family that I was with they were
this family that I was with they were just trying to get to a birthday party
just trying to get to a birthday party
just trying to get to a birthday party of their granddaughter I’m trying to
of their granddaughter I’m trying to
of their granddaughter I’m trying to build a bridge between my work and the
build a bridge between my work and the
build a bridge between my work and the readers or the viewers they have to draw
readers or the viewers they have to draw
readers or the viewers they have to draw attention that people start to ask
attention that people start to ask
attention that people start to ask questions start to participate in the
questions start to participate in the
questions start to participate in the dialogue what is the future like for our
dialogue what is the future like for our
dialogue what is the future like for our planet you know we gotta change so many
planet you know we gotta change so many
planet you know we gotta change so many things every time I mean this small
things every time I mean this small
things every time I mean this small remote communities I find so many
remote communities I find so many
remote communities I find so many aspects of life totally inspiring they
aspects of life totally inspiring they
aspects of life totally inspiring they are trying to make it and the life is
are trying to make it and the life is
are trying to make it and the life is changing quickly
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