8. Way up North

The Arctic has been a part of me for more than forty years, given me the sense of what real remoteness is. Life on the frozen tundra with just the basic necessities, days added to months, months added to years. Besides the science, there were stolen moments that just had to be captured with the camera. The landscapes, the light and the mood. And the contrasts, especially the presence of mankind in the pristine Arctic. It be a lone tent, an abandoned cabin, an old mine, or a ship where no ship should be. Or the moments when you hear the friendly sound of a helicopter, or the distant humming of a generator, signs that you are not alone, after all. This is what "Way up North" is all about.