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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Read moreHouses are pictured in Ilulissat, Greenland, on September 14, 2021. #
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Read moreThe melting Sermeq glacier, located around 80 kilometers south of Nuuk, Greenland, photographed on September 11, 2021 #
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Read moreIcebergs are seen in front of a sunset in Disko Bay, close to Ilulissat, on September 14, 2021. #
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Read moreMountains along Greenland's west coast, close to Nuuk, on September 4, 2021 #
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Read moreShips are seen at the port in Nuuk on September 11, 2021. #
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Read moreAn iceberg floats offshore, near a graveyard in Nuuk, on September 13, 2021. #
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Read moreWomen 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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Read moreA view of the landscape outside Nuuk, seen on September 9, 2021 #
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Read moreA man leaves the harbor in Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Greenland, on September 12, 2021. #
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Read moreFish hooks hang from a line at the harbor in Qeqertarsuatsiaat on September 12, 2021. #
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Read moreReindeer antlers are seen in Qeqertarsuatsiaat on September 12, 2021. #
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Read moreA fishing boat sails back to Ilulissat, on September 14, 2021. #
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Read moreIcebergs float in Disko Bay, close to Ilulissat, on September 14, 2021. #
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Read moreHousing units are pictured in Nuuk on September 9, 2021. #
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Read morePeople visit the Tivoli fairground in Nuuk on September 5, 2021. #
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Read moreA fishing boat sails past icebergs close to Ilulissat on September 14, 2021. #
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Read moreMelting ice and snow is seen south of Nuuk on September 13, 2021. #
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Read moreA view from above, looking at the surface of Sermeq glacier, on September 13, 2021. #
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Read moreA neighborhood of Nuuk, seen in front of Sermitsiaq (Saddle Mountain), on September 6, 2021 #
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Read moreIcebergs float in front of a sunset in Disko Bay, close to Ilulissat, Greenland, on September 14, 2021. #
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