Yes ! it is 30 below zero, here in the Arctic, Point Hope Alaska,

7 miles out on the ocean ice pack on the Chukchi Sea in the Bering Strait of upper Alaska 200 miles above the Arctic circle,

Here are a few of my "friends" !!

Kathy Rock - Age 10. I approached this child as she was sitting on the seat of a snowmachie, miles out on the frozen ocean ice pack. As I brought the camera up to create a striking image of this child, she began to smile, I said no, please do not do that. I am not even here, look past me, through me. I spent 1/2 hour with this child talking to her, then I saw that "look" .. yes ! yes ! -=[click]=- That is exactly what I wanted. I only exposed one frame of film.

I really like these. Thanks for posting. I'm a winter camper and I get excited by a nice pair of muckaluks.

Thanks for the kind words. Winter camping ? We do that a lot.

Really inspiring images! Thanks for sharing.

Bob

I was sent to this village, to wire two construction camps. A three week job.
When the job was successfully finished, and inspected, I quit the company and stayed here. That was 30 years ago, and I am still here !!!



This young future whaling captain, stands proud to display his new parky at whaling festival held each June in the villages.

Children playing out @ 40 below zero, Easter Sunday morning 9:00 a.m.

These children are chasing a bowhead whale, they are copying or mimicking their parents.

Notice the sled under their "boat" , there is a reason for that !

Wow, very nice pictures!

That was great, reading the stories behind the pics. Thamks so much for sharing. Very interesting stuff

Your photos and first-hand stories are both inspiring!
George

Very much enjoyed this thread! I see on your website that you sell these photos (too cheap!) and other arts and crafts. I really enjoy Eskimo carvings.

Thank you Steve, and everyone else !

Inupiaq Eskimo carvings are sought world wide. The demand grows larger every year.

As far as the price of my prints.. post-cards, note-cards and such, I am not greedy, and that is one of the reasons for my huge success.

I do not want to sell a few large framed matted / signed numbered prints for 200 -500 dollars each, I would much rather sell many tens of thousands of them @ 20 bux each !!

Back to topic: Arctic models: not quite what you or anyone else expected I bet, but I needed / wanted a title, to draw people into this thread.

and the People section seemed just the right place to show off these, "Inupiaq Eskimo models" .. .. in a setting of their natural habitat.

It sorta gives you something to think about, the next time you sit down to eat supper, or do the dishes !!

I was moved by your photos and the stories that go with them. Thank you.

This is "Dancing Bear." He'll stand on either foot. I believe the artist's name is Johnny Pulat.

! Love the bear!

Wow, fantastic stories and pics!

I can't even imagine what those temperatures feel like !!! I have a 4 year old and I can't imagine her even coming close to understanding that kind of responsibility..........Great photos, thanks for posting them...

Thank you all, for taking the time.

I am going to end this post here. The interest generated has amazed me beyond my highest expectations!

HIGH in the Arctic .. .. Eskimo !! has been posted on 50 photo forums all over the internet. Each one is somewhat different using the same images and different stories associated with the images. Only two subjects were copied and pasted: Info on polar bears and what is an Igloo ?

I am going to post a complete new longer more detailed version here with lots, & lots more photos of images I have created out on that ice pack.



10 months well below zero, sleeping outside. freezing my ASA / ISO off!

I processed this film myself, I had no running water, in fact I had no water at all. I had to use snow, melted, cleaned, sifted through towels, heated to the correct temp. etc.


I hope you enjoy, this most unique bizzare series of events, as they unfolded.

So as I leave, or better yet, I shall put you on hold, such as companies do on the phone, and they play "musak", while you wait !!

These are great! It would be a dream of mine to do what you do. What film did you use for you project?

wow...what a great read. thx for posting.

The film I used has been discontinued:

but to answer your question: Vericolor VPS

Vericolor Professional Film for Short exposures.

Let me impart something to you, as a photographer, something I learned long long ago. Stick with one film, it doesn 't matter which film you use. Just learn how to use that one film to its full potential.

I prefer Kaptain Kodak The K is for Konsistency !!

Vericolor? I hope you've hoarded away a lot of the stuff!

Yep, I hear you. I exclusively used Tri-X souped in D76.....until I recently tried a 5 year old bottle of Rodinal. Well, the D76 went down the drain and Rodinal rules my darkroom now, but I have to learn how Rodinal behaves. I also use Ilford Delta 3200, and AGFA APX 400 for 35mm. I use HP5 for 4x5 only.

Great story & images. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

Pierre.

I have owned and built 16 color darkrooms.
I made a ton of money teaching complete rookies how simple it was / is to process gorgeous color enlargments.

How to shoot from the hip, without ever using a light meter.


A small portion of #15, in Kennewick Washington 1979

these are fantastic

Love the story behind each picture and the lifestyle. Simplicity at its best