Arctic
Cold camping in Svalbard, at the edge of the world
Longyearbyen — The Norwegian archipelago is just 800 miles from the North Pole, where temperatures languish far below freezing, but it’s also one of the world’s fastest warming areas. Steph Pomphrey sleeps on the ice with Db to find out more.
Written by: Steph Pomphrey
Björk calls for Greenland independence following fresh Trump annexation threats
‘I burst with sympathy’ — The Icelandic legend drew parallels between her home country and the remote Danish territory, describing both Denmark and the USA as “cruel colonisers”.
Written by: Olivia Fee
Katarina Barruk sings for Sámi culture and the Ume language
Dárbasjub Duv — Ume Sámi, spoken by just a handful of indigenous people in Sweden’s Sábmie region, is one of the world’s most endangered languages. With her songs that blend modern pop and indie aesthetics with folk rhythms and joik, the singer-songwriter and pianist is using music to keep the centuries of tradition and knowledge alive.
Written by: Ben Broyd
Ragnar Axelsson’s thawing vision of Arctic life
At the Edge of the World — For over four decades, the Icelandic photographer has been journeying to the tip of the earth and documenting its communities. A new exhibition dives into his archive.
Written by: Cyna Mirzai
The last days of the Arctic, captured in photos
The final frontier — Photographers Yuri Kozyrev and Kadir van Lohuizen travel 10,000 miles to investigate the irreversible changes that are taking place in the region.
Written by: Eva Clifford
An eerie photographic voyage into the great unknown
Ultima Thule — Photographer Henrik Saxgren spends six months living with the last generation of ice hunters in Arctic Greenland for his latest photography project, Ultima Thule.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The Travel Diary: Where the sun never sets at the edge of the world
What you see along the way — Located halfway between Norway and the North Pole, the desolate archipelago of Svalbard is the northernmost settlement in the world with a permanent civilian population. Photographer Dia Takacsova made the journey to capture its desolate beauty.
Written by: Dia Takacsova
Block Shell
Polluting Kids' Imaginations — Shell's tie-up with Lego looks like an attempt to dodge the flack from the global outcry at their attempts to drill for oil in the Arctic.
Written by: Alex King
