Explore Our Photography

Our favourite photographers capture the stunning beauty of the Arctic. Click on an image to enlarge.

Talasia Makimak-Russell, left, and Samisa Makimak enjoy a spread of seal, char, caribou and other foods flown in from Nunavik for a Christmas feast held by the Inuit Siqinirmiut Quebecmi Ilaujut/Southern Quebec Inuit Association on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Eglise Notre Dame de la Salette in Montreal. (PHOTO BY DARYA MARCHENKOVA)

Travellers at Iqaluit International Airport are now greeted by this sculpture of Arctic char by Nunavut artist Looty Pijamini, who is seen here during his work’s unveiling on Monday, Dec. 17, to the left of Nunavut’s minister of economic development and transportation, David Akeeagok, whose department commissioned the piece. “Iqaluit means ‘multiple fish, or lots of fish,’” says Pijamini, who sculpted 43 individual fish for the piece out of granite quarried near the airport. “When you first land in Iqaluit, this is what you’ll see.” (PHOTO COURTESY OF NUNAVUT’S DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION)

Joe Aupaluktuq captured this shot of the northern lights over Baker Lake, Nunavut on Monday, Dec. 10. (PHOTO COURTESY OF JOE AUPALUKTUQ)

Jet, a Siberian husky, goes for a run outside Rankin Inlet on Sunday, Dec. 16, around 2 p.m. (PHOTO BY TRACY WALLACE)

The northern lights glow above Iqaluit’s igloo-shaped St. Jude’s Cathedral on Dec. 5, in this shot taken by Bill Williams. (IMAGE COURTESY OF BILL WILLIAMS)

Ashleigh Wells sells her upcycled vintage Christmas ornaments and decor for the first time at the annual craft sale held last weekend at Inuksuk High School. She stocked up on her supplies from thrift stores in the south and worked with garlands, bells, glitter and a glue gun to turn cute animal-shaped vintage salt and pepper shakers, toy deer and mid-century makeup compacts into holiday scenes and decor. (PHOTO BY COURTNEY EDGAR)

The Niqinik Nuatsivik Nunavut Food Bank received 4,500 kg of food from the Ottawa Food Bank, donated by Loblaws and transported by Canadian North, on Sunday, Dec. 9, and Monday, Dec. 10. Seen here, from left, are Brian Tattuinee, Canadian North sales manager, Michael Maidment, CEO of the Ottawa Food Bank, and Stephen Wallick, vice-president of the Niqinik Nuatsivik Nunavut Food Bank, as they pick up a shipment in Iqaluit on Monday. Fresh fruit was later delivered to the Qajuqturvik Society, while non-perishable food was provided to the Qajuqturvik Society. “We are always concerned with helping to reduce food insecurity in our Community,” Wallick said. “Our mission statement is: Hunger is not an option, when you have, you share.” (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Members of the Toronto Inuit Association gathered this past weekend for a Christmas party, their fifth such gathering. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE TORONTO INUIT ASSOCIATION/FACEBOOK)

Iqaluit residents bundled up Dec. 8 for the annual Santa Claus parade organized by the City of Iqaluit. Floats travelled from Nakasuk School to the Arctic Winter Games arena where children warmed up with hot cocoa while they waited for a chance to meet Santa Claus. (PHOTO BY BETH BROWN)

Advertising

About 25 Iqaluit residents took part in a march from the Igluvut building to the museum on Dec. 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. Later, about 50 gathered for a ceremony that included a speech by Commissioner Nellie Kusugak, drum dancing, and the laying of yellow roses in memory of women and girls who died by violence in Nunavut. (PHOTO COURTESY OF QULLIIT NUNAVUT STATUS OF WOMEN COUNCIL)

Joshua Nathan Kettler models a parka from Hunter Support—a KRG-subsidized program that buys country food, furs and handmade clothing from Nunavimmiut—at a fashion show in Inukjuak on Saturday, Nov. 24. (PHOTO BY SYLVAIN PARADIS)

Cambridge Bay welcomed the Christmas season with its annual parade on Dec. 8. Among the floats that headed down the lit-up main street was this holiday igloo made by Kitnuna Corp. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAMBRIDGE BAY)

Nadia Sammurtok shows off her picture book, The Caterpillar Woman, which was written and illustrated for children. She shared a table at the annual Christmas craft sale at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit on Saturday, Dec. 1, with other book vendors. The book was published by Inhabit Media. It tells the story of a woman who likes long walks and dancing on the tundra and is turned into a caterpillar by a stranger, while out on the land. (PHOTO BY COURTNEY EDGAR)

About 200 Iqaluit residents gathered on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 6, to watch Christmas lights on Nunavut’s legislative assembly twinkle to life. Similar gatherings were held in other Canadian capital cities, as part of the Christmas Lights Across Canada event. In Iqaluit, children played with glow sticks as they waited and there was live music played from the entrance stairs of the legislature. The lighting was followed by hot chocolate at the Cadet Hall. (PHOTO BY COURTNEY EDGAR)

Grise Fiord residents enjoy a community feast on Tuesday, Dec. 4. The event was hosted by the Qikiqtani Inuit Association to celebrate the swearing in of President P.J. Akeeagok, who hails from the community, and who was recently acclaimed to serve a second term. QIA also held community discussions about work on an Inuit benefits agreement for plans to protect Tallurutiup Imanga, also known as Lancaster Sound. (PHOTO COURTESY OF QIA)

The need for more housing and improved food security across Inuit Nunangat were among the subjects discussed by federal and Inuit leaders during a meeting last week in Ottawa. Here, Natan Obed, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, is seen with Carolyn Bennett, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations. The two also discussed work on the jointly developed Arctic and Northern Policy Framework. “We have continued our important work to jointly support a strong, vibrant Inuit Nunangat led by Inuit,” Bennett said in a Dec. 4 news release. “By working together to set priorities and create opportunities for Inuit, we are giving life to reconciliation and a renewed Inuit-Crown relationship.” (PHOTO COURTESY OF ITK)

“Today, on National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we remember the 14 women murdered in Montreal on this day in 1989, and the countless others who been victimized, hurt or killed by senseless violence,” said Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq in a statement today. “Let’s work together to teach our families and communities about consent, respect and boundaries, so we never have to tell our children about another incident like the one 29 years ago.” (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT)

Advertising

Joseph Murdoch-Flowers is sworn into Nunavut’s judiciary as a justice of the peace during a ceremony on Nov. 16 at the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit. (PHOTO COURTESY OF MADELEINE REDFERN)

Folk artists Cara Luft and JD Edwards of the Manitoba musical group The Small Glories perform at Inuksuk High School on Saturday, Nov. 24, in a show that marked the finale of Alianait’s concert series for 2018. The duo had a full visit to the northern capital, doing a workshop at Aqsarniit School and a songwriter’s circle at the Francophone Centre, along with a Saturday evening concert. This was also the last show for longtime festival director Heather Daley, who is retiring. The opening act saw performances from Rankin Inlet’s Kuuri Panika, Igloolik artist Lazarus “Mister” Qattalik and Charlie Panipak of Iqaluit. (PHOTO BY BETH BROWN)