Beyond the Surface

Beyond the Surface

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I spent July 2018 and 2019 circumnavigating Greenland in a helicopter.

This journey included flying from Iceland to Greenland in a helicopter.

In a 4.5 hour flight over the Denmark Sea.

To prepare for this journey I had to get certified in a HUET (helicopter underwater escape training) class that I took with oil rig workers.

And I had to wear a survival suit, just in case…something happened.

To fly over the sea for almost the same amount of time it takes to fly across the USA was exhilarating.

And zen-like.

For we flew with only water below us and sky above us.

When we approached Kulusuk, I experienced a symphony.

Massive icebergs were front and center.

Then sculpted mountains soared straight into heaven.

Then the landscape…and ice sheet….glaciers…all created a sensory experience unlike anything I had ever felt before.

It was like a symphony…being played by the most talented orchestra in the universe.

It was song and beauty, surprises and revelations unfolding…moment by moment….day by day.

Greenland is everything and more than I hoped it to be.

Or could have ever imagined.

So I hope that these images. These moments of Greenland. Of our home. Move you. Stay with you.

And are worthy. Of your time and energy to protect and preserve.

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"Iceberg 6”

Greenland 2019

A piece from the “Ephemeral & Eternal: Greenland” collection.

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