The Innaarsuit Icebergs

• Prize
  Gold in Editorial/Photo Essay
• Photographer
  Dennis Lehtonen

In the July of 2025, two gigantic icebergs drifted to the shore of Innaarsuit, a remote village in Greenland. If the icebergs were to roll over or break, the waves could potentially be strong enough so that the water would reach some of the coastal houses. Because of this risk, the municipality of North Greenland "Avannaata Kommunia" issued an official warning. The local fish factory was closed down and locals were told to not go into big groups of people into the local shop.

Dennis is a 29 year old photographer from Finland who started off with astrophotography. Having spent most of his life living in big cities of south Finland he felt depressed not being able to see the night sky properly due to light pollution, so he moved to the small communities in the arctic where dark skies are still a thing. He moves frequently as each new location comes with its own adventures and new possibilities for photography. Dennis wishes to take his adventures to the remote corners of Siberia, Alaska and northern Canada in the future and to learn more about these regions.