Embrace the unexpected
Well, maybe think twice before you actually embrace it. Depends on what it is. “Murder at the Coal Mine?” Longyearbyen, Svalbard. June 2015. Photo Eric Guth
polar bear
On the ice, Scott Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
When we first spot these bears from our ship, the male is separate from the mother and cub. After a few minutes, the male gives chase, but only briefly. When the mother changes direction and comes toward us, she doesn’t appear to see that the male is curving closer, behind a burm of ice. I…
Prince Regent Inlet, Nunavut
Gifts come in all shapes and sizes. I wanted to include at least one introduction to the polar bear with #meetthenorth. Here are two yearling cubs hanging out on the sea ice below the bow of our ship. This is an iPhone photo. No zoom, no filter.
(Post 2 of 4) The first thing I noticed at the Baffin Deli was this necklace, and then the guy wearing it. I stopped to ask him about it, only to find out that he is Matthew Nuqingaq, the guy I was looking for. He brought me back here, to his studio. Notice the homemade…
(Post 2 of 5) Haakon Sandvik grew up in Longyearbyen. His mom, Anne Lisa Sandvik, is known as “Mother Svalbard,” and she wears a golden pendant of the islands around her neck Many of the young people we have met here come for the outdoor lifestyle of glacier travel and dog teams, but Haakon is…
Coal Miner’s Cabins, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Whew. End of a long day and time to kick back. Here in Svalbard, they have some special guests who belly up to the bar. Photo @eric_guth