Photographers. #meetthenorth has been very fortunate in this department. Look at this face! (And how much he can eat.) Tips for working with Eric Guth. He needs (1) enough coffee (2) enough sleep (3) enough food – in that order. (I might be projecting on #3.) It starts with the outstanding photography rooted in story,…
A danish hostel breakfast in Greenland, thanks to the Sisimiut’s Sømandshjemmet (Seaman’s house). Little did I know that this would be a big day for #meetthenorth: six interviews, a translator, and two birthday parties. Stories from Sisimiut’s elders coming up.
(Post 1 of 6) I was welcomed to Sisimiut with Greenlandic food prepared by Tukumminnguaq Olsen. She invited me to her family home to share caribou she brought home herself after a successful hunt on the weekend. First, we ate tingulaat, a mix of cod livers (boiled), angelica (a robust green plant that grows locally),…
(Post 2 of 6) If you are from the south, like me, you don’t have caribou in your garage, but this is the result of hard work and family time: boat travel, overland trekking, lake crossings and skill. Eating food fresh from the land is very important here. Makka explained that leaving the meat out…