David Cairns, PhD
David Cairns is a marine biologist and Arctic expedition guide. He also likes to take pictures.
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A perched glacier greets the dawn. Buchan Gulf, Baffin Island.
A perched glacier greets the dawn in Buchan Gulf, Baffin Island
MY FAVORITE PLACES:
NUNAVUT
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GREENLAND
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Greenland has a traditional fishery and a surging tourism industry. This retired fishing vessel, a vintage side-trawler, now carries tourists to the spectacular Ilulissat Ice Fjord.
ICELAND
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In Iceland, geology is raw and real. Hikers zig-zag down Blahnukur Mountain, with a black lava field on their left and a glacial outwash plain on their right.
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
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The traditional inshore fishery is gone, but you can't take the fishing culture out of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Newfy speedboats," now made of fiberglass, are still the universal conveyance in coastal outports. Lark Harbour, Bay of Islands.
Except otherwise noted, all photos are copyright David K. Cairns