I had one of the worst things that can happen to a photographer on this assignment  – the dreaded card “error.” I normally have two cards in my DSLR to ensure I’ve got duplicates, but I heard that there was a moose being cut up in front of local Alfred Taniton’s house so I rushed over. In my haste, I had not backed up my last images before so I popped in another card quickly to ensure I caught this rare scene. I started shooting and half way though my camera had a error reading on the SD card. I started to panic (only internally, of course!)  because I knew I’d just shot one of my favourite images from the trip. I put the card away and changed to a new one (with backup), thinking I’d just deal with it later.  For the remainder of the trip I was thinking about this image in my head and how I hoped I could retrieve it. I ended up sending it away to get recovered after the trip, and luckily all the files were still intact!  

 

 

I would love to be able to photograph a traditional Bowhead whale hunt and harvest. Every year, three Nunavut communities are awarded licences to hunt one bowhead whale each. Whaling has long been a tradition in Inuit culture and to witness and photograph this would be huge. Not only does it give Inuit hunters a chance to pass on traditional knowledge to young people, but also feeds the whole community for months.