LAST DAYS OF THE ARCTIC

A friend mentioned this documentary work today, and I was reminded of the first day I saw these photographs.  I was in awe of the way this land was captured, thinking how difficult the conditions were, but also about how technically involved each photograph must have been - it's not easy to shoot white on white.  Once my photographer's eye chilled a bit, I was able to see a culture, moments of a life lived in such harsh environment, each wrinkle earned, each smile genuine.

LAST DAYS OF THE ARCTIC, photographs by "RAX" Ragnar Axelsson, documents the vanishing Inuit hunting culture in Greenland and Baffin Island, Canada, caused by global warming, environmental, and cultural changes.