East-Greenland, Tiniteqilaaq, September 2009 / Tiniteqilaaq is a village in East Greenland with a 140 inhabitants. Mainly Inuit live there, who make a living by hunting seal and whale. The continuation of the traditional Inuit way of life has been under pressure for years because of the low price of seal fur and the warmer winters. Fluctuating temperatures mean that the Sermilik-fjord is no longer continuously frozen.
East-Greenland, Tiniteqilaaq, September 2009 / Paulus Larsen used to be a hunter; nowadays he is a youth worker, tourist guide and mayor, but hunting is still his passion. For the Inuit, the thin ice is a major problem. True to tradition, they capture seals, walrus, narwhal and polar bear from the ice.
Greenland, Tiniteqilaaq, 2009
Greenland, Tiniteqilaaq, 2009 Drying Fish
East-Greenland, Tiniteqilaaq, September 2009 / Paulus feeds seal fat and skin to his sleigh dogs.
East-Greenland, Tiniteqilaaq, September 2009 Paulus feeds seal fat and skin to his sleigh dogs.
East-Greenland, Tiniteqilaaq, September 2009 / Thomasine, Paulus’ wife, cuts the seal into pieces.
East-Greenland, Tiniteqilaaq, September 2009 / The small port of Tiniteqilaaq.
East-Greenland, Tiniteqilaaq, 2009
East-Greenland, Tiniteqilaaq, September 2009 / Ulrik and Pele
East-Greenland, Tiniteqilaaq, September 2009 / Paulus’ house with in the background the Sermilik-Fjord.