Issue:
LAST JULY I SAILED North to three Inuit lands: Nunavik and Nunavut in Canada and Greenland. Where many people imagine an icy wasteland, my lens found a world teeming with life at the short summer’s height: birds, seals, whales, polar bears and humans all sharing the bounty of a rich marine ecosystem. With climate change now threatening this fragile environment, its Inuit peoples are asserting the right to determine their future and to conserve the unique world they have adapted to over millennia. I hope these images will generate both awe for the Arctic’s beauty and concern for its future.
As a sea-going photojournalist, for over 25 years Yoichi Yabe has covered trans-ocean yacht races, expedition cruises and almost anything that floats. Having recently joined the FCCJ as a Journalist member, Yabe- san comes into the Club from his home near the Shonan beaches.
