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NLD 2019

Dutch Core

Now that the Arctic ice is melting due to climate change, waterways are formed in the summer, allowing ships to reach raw materials that were previously inaccessible. The resulting scramble among superpowers for nickel and gold mines puts a strain on geopolitical relations and has major consequences for the lives of the indigenous Arctic peoples. A visual report by photographers Kadir van Lohuizen and Yuri Kozyrev.
Russian photographer Yuri Kozyrev and Dutch photographer Kadir van Lohuizen travelled to the Arctic, each to a different region. They captured their journey on photo and video, and spoke with the people they met along the way. Van Lohuizen covered the Western part of the Arctic. The native inhabitants of the Arctic-the Inuit-take him along on a whale hunt, and explain to him how the melting ice threatens their livelihood. He also travels with the Canadian army and pays a visit to the American coast guard in the Arctic, which protects the newly accessible shipping routes.