Carsten Egevang

Wildlife and Indigenous Photographer

Carsten is an internationally acclaimed environmental photographer and communicator with a passion to communicate the Arctic wildlife and peoples of the north. Carsten has an PhD in Arctic Biology and has worked many years as a researcher in Arctic Seabirds. “Although I have a background in science, I work mostly with my photography these days. “I feel a strong urge – almost an obligation – to communicate my fantastic Greenland experiences to a broad audience. The natural beauty of Greenland is unmatched in the World but the environment of the Arctic is also extremely vulnerable”  

Kerry Koepping, Director

Through the eyes of the indigenous.

Carsten’s journeys over the last 25 years have taken him from the backcountry of Greenland, to the Inuit settlements and glaciers of the Greenland coastlines, to conduct aerial surveys for Narwhals in the most northern parts of the country. With each expedition focused on communicating, to the world, the visual response to climate change.

Carsten’s work has been represented in numerous books, publications and international curated exhibitions. From Abu Dhabi to Copenhagen and Greenland.

Exhibitions, Shows and Installs

"For me, each photograph is a journey in perception, an exploration in seeing the world that surrounds us. When photographing the Arctic, I tune in to the hidden storylines within the subject at hand and try to communicate that sense back to the person seeing a final image."

Exhibitions
2019-2020: SIKU ajorpoq. Large size B/W images from Greenland on Climate Change. Exhibition with photographer Ragnar Axelsson (Iceland). The North Atlantic House, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2019: ADAPTED. Solo exhibition with B/W images on adaptations to the Arctic Environment among animals and Man. Gallery Zebra, Karis, Finland.

2019: Piniartoq. Solo exhibition on subsistence hunting in Greenland. The Greenland House, Copenhagen, Denmark

2019: Arctic - the last Frontier. Exhibition with Ragnar Axelsson (Iceland) and Paolo Solari Bozzi (Italy). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

2018: Arctic - the last Frontier. Exhibition with Ragnar Axelsson (Iceland) and Paolo Solari Bozzi (Italy). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. La Triennale di Milano, Italy.

2017: Leica Q goes to Greenland. Exhibition in Leica Store, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2017: CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOW! Solo exhibition. Trianglen, Oesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2017: ARTICO - ultima frontiera. Exhibition with Ragnar Axelsson (Iceland) and Paolo Solari Bozzi (Italy). Tri Oci, Venice, Italien.

INSTAAR- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Permanent Installation- 60 Image Arctic Arts Project Exhibition
"QIMMEQ - The Greenland Sled Dog"
New book by Carsten Egevang

"QIMMEQ - The Greenland Sled Dog" is a tribute in text and images to a unique dog breed and the people surrounding it. The book combines results from scientific studies with traditional knowledge of the dog in an aesthetically beautiful expression. The book is richly illustrated by award-winning photographer Carsten Egevang's black and white photos. In an intriguing layout, the sled dog is portrayed, the special bond between musher and the dogs as well as the dog's functions in today's Greenland is documented - all with the magnificent Greenlandic scenery as background.

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“I feel a strong urge – almost an obligation – to communicate my fantastic Greenland experiences to a broad audience. The natural beauty of Greenland is unmatched in the World but the environment of the Arctic is also extremely vulnerable”  

Carsten Egevang, Arctic Arts Project