Uummannaq Town, Greenland, Drying Fish

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Uummannaq Town, Greenland, Drying Fish


Traditional ways of life are still very much alive in the Arctic and none more so than in foodstuffs. Here I came across a load of fish drying out on a frame in the summer sunshine by the side of the road.

Air temp: +7ºC Latitude: 70º51'N Longitude: 53º53'W



Photo; © Paul Ward - These are pictures from a cruise to the High Arctic in high summer, from Resolute Bay, Canada to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.