Hannibal Hanschke, a photographer with Reuters, has spent the past week and a half traveling around the west coast of Greenland, capturing images of the landscape, its glaciers, the residents, and their homes. I’m happy to be able to share some of these photos here, snapshots from the largest island in the world (that isn’t a continent).
Scenes From Greenland
- Alan Taylor
- September 15, 2021
- 20 Photos
- In Focus
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Houses are pictured in Ilulissat, Greenland, on September 14, 2021. #
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The melting Sermeq glacier, located around 80 kilometers south of Nuuk, Greenland, photographed on September 11, 2021 #
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Icebergs are seen in front of a sunset in Disko Bay, close to Ilulissat, on September 14, 2021. #
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Mountains along Greenland's west coast, close to Nuuk, on September 4, 2021 #
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Ships are seen at the port in Nuuk on September 11, 2021. #
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An iceberg floats offshore, near a graveyard in Nuuk, on September 13, 2021. #
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Women in traditional clothing stand for a photo in front of the Nuuk Cathedral (Church of Our Saviour), after a baptism on September 5, 2021. #
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A view of the landscape outside Nuuk, seen on September 9, 2021 #
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A man leaves the harbor in Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Greenland, on September 12, 2021. #
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Fish hooks hang from a line at the harbor in Qeqertarsuatsiaat on September 12, 2021. #
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Reindeer antlers are seen in Qeqertarsuatsiaat on September 12, 2021. #
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A fishing boat sails back to Ilulissat, on September 14, 2021. #
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Icebergs float in Disko Bay, close to Ilulissat, on September 14, 2021. #
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Housing units are pictured in Nuuk on September 9, 2021. #
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People visit the Tivoli fairground in Nuuk on September 5, 2021. #
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A fishing boat sails past icebergs close to Ilulissat on September 14, 2021. #
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Melting ice and snow is seen south of Nuuk on September 13, 2021. #
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A view from above, looking at the surface of Sermeq glacier, on September 13, 2021. #
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A neighborhood of Nuuk, seen in front of Sermitsiaq (Saddle Mountain), on September 6, 2021 #
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Icebergs float in front of a sunset in Disko Bay, close to Ilulissat, Greenland, on September 14, 2021. #
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