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Greenland at the waterline.

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Listen beneath the surface.

Ice, ocean and the possibility of understanding more. Greenland connects my expedition photography with Wild Actual’s Songs of Giants project.

Greenland at the waterline.
My role
Founder & Director · Wild Actual
Time & place
Greenland · 2018 & 2024
Project
Selected portfolio work

Chapter 01

The image starts with getting there.

Working among icebergs means moving a film and photography operation through a demanding environment. Boats, field camps, cold-water equipment and a small team support the visible story.

A temporary expedition camp in Greenland.
A temporary expedition camp in Greenland.

Chapter 02

Songs of Giants.

The 2024 expedition combined documentary work with an interest in whale acoustics and the ocean environment. The project explores hydrophone recordings and the potential of computational analysis. It is an evolving documentary and research effort, not a claim of a completed scientific discovery.

Working from a Zodiac among Greenland’s ice.
Working from a Zodiac among Greenland’s ice.

Chapter 03

A human story, too.

The Greenland work also included an interview with Captain Paul Watson in Nuuk. Encounters, conditions and the people behind the expedition are part of the record alongside the landscape.

With Captain Paul Watson in Greenland.
With Captain Paul Watson in Greenland.

In motion

Watch the work.

Original film from the portfolio archive.

The visual record

A closer look

Select a photograph to look closer.
Field camp under the aurora.
Moving through iceberg country.
Camera work on the shoreline.
Underwater expedition work.
Cold-water equipment in the field.
On location in Greenland.

Explore further / Credits & context

Songs of Giants expedition story · Helinox →Paul Watson interview →Wild Actual →

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