Klik her for at se PDF'en - Air Greenland
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Focus on<br />
photos<br />
Biologist Carsten Egevang<br />
is the origin<strong>at</strong>or behind a<br />
photo bureau th<strong>at</strong>, with a<br />
rare understanding <strong>for</strong> quality,<br />
does justice to <strong>Greenland</strong>’s<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
By Christian Schultz-Lorentzen<br />
Suluk # 04 2008 28<br />
- I really believe th<strong>at</strong> t<strong>her</strong>e was a discrepancy<br />
between the unbelievable<br />
beauty of the n<strong>at</strong>ure of <strong>Greenland</strong> and<br />
the quality of the photos I saw in various<br />
periodicals, magazines and books.<br />
Biologist Carsten Egevang explains<br />
why he, in 2004, started the on-line<br />
photo bureau ARC-PIC.COM. Today,<br />
it consists of a group of <strong>se</strong>ven photograp<strong>her</strong>s<br />
who, <strong>for</strong> the most part,<br />
live in <strong>Greenland</strong> in places ranging<br />
from Qaqortoq to Qaanaaq.<br />
- T<strong>her</strong>e are motifs in <strong>Greenland</strong> th<strong>at</strong><br />
are not found anyw<strong>her</strong>e el<strong>se</strong> on earth.<br />
T<strong>her</strong>e are n<strong>at</strong>ural subjects such as ice<br />
and mountains, but the traditional<br />
way of life with its deeply integr<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
hunting culture also provides interesti<br />
ng fe<strong>at</strong>ures. Photography is all about<br />
exploiting the n<strong>at</strong>ural light and the<br />
light in <strong>Greenland</strong> is fantastic, says<br />
Carsten Egevang. He acquired his interest<br />
in photography during field work<br />
studying <strong>Greenland</strong>’s <strong>se</strong>a birds.<br />
- The<strong>se</strong> long periods spent outside<br />
in n<strong>at</strong>ure are the key to a good photo.<br />
Out <strong>her</strong>e, t<strong>her</strong>e is time to wait <strong>for</strong> the<br />
right light, to read the animals’ behavior<br />
p<strong>at</strong>terns and to try to predict their<br />
next move and how they will react<br />
when you <strong>at</strong>tempt to sneak up clo<strong>se</strong><br />
with a telephoto lens.<br />
At first, ARC-PIC.COM only provided<br />
pictures of n<strong>at</strong>ure and animals. Today,<br />
the <strong>se</strong>lection has been expanded to<br />
include towns, <strong>se</strong>ttlements and areas<br />
of land.<br />
Enjoy a <strong>se</strong>lection of the<strong>se</strong> superb<br />
photos taken by <strong>Greenland</strong>’s master<br />
photograp<strong>her</strong>s.