#Akkarfjord

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Before the drones, we had to climb the mountains for a birds view of the arctic coast The arctic coast far north carries its own bare, scared beauty. This little village, a suburb to the city Hammerfest, got a natural protected harbour and access to the seafaring roads and fisheries. The small islands Rypklubben, Håja and Hjelmen stands out to the second largest island in Norway in the background. Sørøya, litt. "South Island", is giving cover and homes to small villages in its fjords. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rypefjord #roadtrip #Tyven #thethiefmountain #hammerfest #arctic #coast #landscape #rypklubben #håja #hjelmen #sørøya #2004 #akkarfjord #langstrand (ved Rypefjorden) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPSyxw1pVGD/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I absolutely love this! #Akkarfjord (at Hammerfest)

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Portrait of ten year old Peder Mikkelsen from Akkarfjord in Hammerfest, Norway. Sami from the father’s side and Kven from the mother’s side. September 3rd 1910. (Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen)

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This Doaktown man is on an artist residency in a remote Norwegian fishing town

Twenty-nine year old Dillon Anthony has spent the last several weeks in the tiny fishing village of Akkarfjord, Norway observing life and documenting nearby indigenous populations. These are just a few of the images he's captured while he's been there.

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Nature is a Reassuring Challenge

The uniqueness of the arctic, of the extreme north is that nature rules the faith of every entity. It became clear since day one that being in Akkarfjord was a challenging act, a dare with nature.

Even getting to Hammerfest became a randomize exercise of luck since it took us two days and  three attempts to land to get there. And we still had to take a boat to Akkarfjord.

We tend to label places as good or bad for living. Or expensive and cheap. Qualify them by their good or bad weather. The more amenities, the better. What does even mean bad weather? As we discover new places, our concept of living shifts and weather is the attached DNA of a place.

But even then, we never as a challenge. A test that keeps coming back every year. Nature is the protector and dictator of the island. People accept the rules, “Every winter is a challenge. When it ends, it gives me a feeling of accomplishment, I feel stronger”.

Compare to Karaskjof, a norwegian town where temperatures get -50º C, here the weather is merciful, the lowest they’ve had is -20ºC. Winter brings dark days with barely a flinch of light and when summer arrives, it comes with never ending lighting. The midnight sun. The thing about midnight suns and their time machine properties is that you suddenly forget about the basic concepts of space and time. There's a detachment from earth and from the now that allows the mind to wander in different time zones.

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How this camel ended up in Norway The Saetereng family are trying to live a sustainable lifestyle in Akkarfjord, northern Norway. Source link

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How this camel ended up in Norway

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<p>What lies beyond the northernmost city on Earth? A beautiful, complicated land.</p>

Photographer Greta Rybus wanted to see what life north of the north looked like.

The Norwegian city of Hammerfest calls itself the northernmost town in the world, but seeded beyond it are a handful of other small communities. One of these is Akkarfjord, on the island of Sørøya.

It’s a place few people know about — that even other Norwegians rarely visit.

All photos by Greta Rybus, used with permission.

Only about 80 people live there, their houses huddled around the Akkarfjord harbor.

There’s also a local school, post office, and grocery store. Plus a pub, tucked away and only opened on special occasions and birthdays.

The harbor is both the town’s anchor and its connection to the outside world.

If you’re not working on a boat, you’re probably at the local fish factory, which sits on the east side of the harbor and exports its catch to the rest of the world.

As you might guess, the winter cold can make socializing a bit of a challenge.

People aren’t too keen on stopping in the middle of the street for a chat, and if it’s not the cold, it’s the wind. Rybus says that the wind bowled her over more than once.

"I physically got blown over a few times, like a cartoon character, feet flying above my head," she says.

But if it’s cold on the coast, it’s even colder inland where reindeer herders watch their animals.

The herders are mostly Sami, an ethnic group indigenous to the area. They still follow many of their traditional practices, like reindeer herding, although mixed with modern practicalities. Snowmobiles make it much easier to keep up with the herd.

Two Sami women in traditional clothing.

The other inhabitants of this remote land? Oil rigs.

The rest of the world has caught up to Akkarfjord. Just 50 kilometers offshore are massive oil rigs, soaking up oil from the Barents Sea floor.

Norway is actually one of the great oil and gas nations of the world. Most of that profit has been pumped back into the nation itself, funding health care, public service projects, and education — including the Akkarfjord school.

Though oil’s brought a lot of wealth to Norway, unrestricted worldwide use of fossil fuel has also caused our global climate to change.

Snow used to arrive in Akkarfjord in the late fall, rising as high as a second story window. Nowadays, town residents say they might not see any until January. The weather is getting unpredictable.

Fishers like Knut Olsen told Rybus that the ocean around Akkarfjord is also warmer than it used to be, which could affect the harbor. On land, hunting has gotten harder.

Inland, changes to the freeze-thaw cycle have affected the reindeer's ability to forage during the winter. Buying extra feed or food pellets has become more and more common.

Life beyond the northernmost city is stark, beautiful, and locked in a remarkably complicated relationship with the outside world.

Fossil fuels, and the wealth that comes with them, have improved the quality of life in Akkarfjord — and the rest of Norway — but climate change is also affecting the animals, plants, and seasons they, and the rest of us, still depend on.

The story of climate change is not just an environmental story. It’s a story about people. Both those of us who live beyond the ends of the Earth and those much closer to home.

If you want to see the rest of Rybus’ amazing pictures and read more interviews about life in Akkarfjord, check out her website.

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<p>What lies beyond the northernmost city on Earth? A beautiful, complicated land.</p>

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Photographer Greta Rybus wished to see what daily life north of the north seemed like.

The Norwegian town of Hammerfest calls itself the northernmost city in the world, but seeded outside of it are a handful of other small communities. One particular of these is Akkarfjord, on the island of Sørøya.

It’s a spot handful of persons know about — that even other Norwegians almost never take a look at.

All photos by Greta Rybus, utilized with authorization.

Only about eighty persons reside there, their residences huddled all around the Akkarfjord harbor.

There’s also a nearby school, post place of work, and grocery keep. As well as a pub, tucked absent and only opened on special occasions and birthdays.

The harbor is the two the town’s anchor and its connection to the outside world.

If you’re not working on a boat, you’re possibly at the nearby fish manufacturing facility, which sits on the east side of the harbor and exports its capture to the rest of the world.

As you could guess, the winter cold can make socializing a little bit of a problem.

People aren’t far too keen on halting in the center of the avenue for a chat, and if it’s not the cold, it’s the wind. Rybus states that the wind bowled her about extra than after.

"I bodily received blown about a handful of occasions, like a cartoon character, ft flying earlier mentioned my head," she states.

But if it’s cold on the coast, it’s even colder inland where reindeer herders view their animals.

The herders are generally Sami, an ethnic team indigenous to the location. They nonetheless adhere to quite a few of their common practices, like reindeer herding, though mixed with modern day practicalities. Snowmobiles make it much less difficult to maintain up with the herd.

Two Sami women of all ages in common outfits.

The other inhabitants of this remote land? Oil rigs.

The rest of the world has caught up to Akkarfjord. Just fifty kilometers offshore are huge oil rigs, soaking up oil from the Barents Sea flooring.

Norway is truly one of the excellent oil and gas nations of the world. Most of that profit has been pumped back again into the nation itself, funding health and fitness treatment, general public services assignments, and instruction — including the Akkarfjord school.

Nevertheless oil’s brought a ton of prosperity to Norway, unrestricted around the world use of fossil gasoline has also prompted our world-wide local climate to alter.

Snow utilized to get there in Akkarfjord in the late tumble, soaring as high as a second tale window. Today, city people say they could not see any right until January. The climate is obtaining unpredictable.

Fishers like Knut Olsen explained to Rybus that the ocean all around Akkarfjord is also warmer than it utilized to be, which could influence the harbor. On land, hunting has gotten tougher.

Inland, alterations to the freeze-thaw cycle have affected the reindeer's means to forage in the course of the winter. Shopping for added feed or meals pellets has develop into extra and extra widespread.

Daily life outside of the northernmost town is stark, beautiful, and locked in a remarkably complex relationship with the outside world.

Fossil fuels, and the prosperity that arrives with them, have improved the quality of daily life in Akkarfjord — and the rest of Norway — but local climate alter is also influencing the animals, vegetation, and seasons they, and the rest of us, nonetheless rely on.

The tale of local climate alter is not just an environmental tale. It’s a tale about persons. Both of those people of us who reside outside of the ends of the Earth and people much nearer to household.

If you want to see the rest of Rybus’ wonderful images and read extra interviews about daily life in Akkarfjord, examine out her web page.

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"A classic beauty, mirrored" These fishing vessels was the main fishing boat for the near coastal fishing fleet for a century in the Nordics. It helped keep my family up north in Norway with daily access to seafood, and of course other goods transported seaways from the bigger town in the mainland. The life for my grandparents where a style of fishing farmers - a small boat at sea, and a spot of land to grow veggies and bring up cows, sheep and chickens. And the seasonal big fisheries with larger boats to catch codfish and whaling. A healthy life, and a safe place for children to grow up, and get an education to better build a modern, richer nation. They succeeded. #Southisland #Finnmark #Norway #Fishing #fishingvillage #fishnet #classicvessel #classic #vessel #sjark #snekke #snekka #familyheritage #coastalculture #kysten #tradisjoner #tradition #buildingstone #welfarestate #båtensomforetlandet #Nikon #NikonD100 #17-55mm #f28 #f/2,8 (ved Akkarfjord, Finnmark, Norway) https://www.instagram.com/p/v1hxZvD-lO/?igshid=1de8gq3yxh0eg

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In Akkarfjord, north of Finnmark.

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Finding Patterns of Coexistence in Akkarfjord

A place is a story and stories are geographies

– Rebecca Solnit 

A community is a collection of narratives that drive an specific place through changes, ideas, traditions and tracing a subjective cartography that constantly reshapes through time and space. Patterns outline a lifestyle that resonates in an area and shapes collective behavior.

Patterns trace coexistence in communities and these patterns are power by concepts such as trust, weather, nature, diversity, mobility, industry, seasonalities, etc. These concepts exist side by side with the individual life histories of people in the community.

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The Pursuit of Trust in Small Communities

I see trust as an exchange of words that keeps building up on key voice tones, exchange looks and silences.

This first week in Akkarfjord showered me with unexpected conversations and experiences. My main plan for the first week was to become a friendly recognizable face in the community. Although I’m a stranger, I don’t see myself as an on/off tourist, I’ll be here for 6 weeks in a community of roughly 100 people.

My daily routine after lunch time is to walk to the harbor, where all the town’s activities focus on, and approach whoever I bump into in the road to make small conversations, conversations that could turn into 10 minute conversations.

From the first 10 people I started conversations during the first week, I only got a “No”, from a woman that wasn’t confident about her english proficiency.

I don’t like chit chat and the yes-no answers these first time conversations could lead to, but when asked about Akkarfjord, a remote place in the arctic, there has to be a good reason why you ended up here and feel passionate about it in some sort of way.

During these conversations, I started to notice that there were small characteristics that could drive richer conversations and signs that the person I was talking to was feeling more comfortable, and exceptionally bearing their soul to me.

It could be a distinct emphasis on certain words like “I’m still married.. with the same guy”. Or “I don’t really know where I belong anymore”, “I feel in the middle somewhere”.

Based on these different trust building experiences I created a metric system to measure change in language and actions, I’d like to explore how as weeks past by I build trust with key people in the community.

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This project, these locations

You are The Dream of Poles Awoken is an extended research and data exploration on how sense of belonging and the concept of home is built by mobility, pride, education, shame, nature and transforms within time in Akkarfjord, Norway and Atacama, Chile.

These two poles: One in the north of Norway where we find a small village of 100 people, and the other located in the Atacama Desert, where the Atacama communities live and transverse with the modern urban areas.

Ever contrasting, ever so distant, both poles share misconceptions towards the communities that inhabit those zones, and as years go by, the cultural identity in both locations has mutated by internal and external components.

Two places unknown of each other meeting for the first time and connecting and diverging and reflecting on each other

Remote communities have endured through time by building upon identity systems, supported by key spots that shape them. In these places is where the main tempo of the community is born and symptoms of change begin to emerge. These places drive influence and set the rhythm of the community, creating patterns in constant evolution.

Distance plays an important factor in the detachment and alienation we could feel from other communities, but digital access closes this gap, or fabricates the illusion that the gap has closed between us.

Tracing subjective cartographies towards the concepts explored, we could find patterns, rhythms and zones of influence that keep alive these places through the personal stories of the people that inhabit these places.

What are the common traits in these two contrasting communities?Is there a nuclear connection that links remote locations?

These series of explorations are a window opener to revoke preconceptions that have turned these locations into almost imaginary places to nationals and foreigners.

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Walking Around in Akkarfjord

One of the most recent projects in Akkarfjord is the creation of the sheep farm. It has been a slow project to accomplished since changes in Akkarfjord are not well welcome, it requires small steps, prepping the town, little by little.

As the reindeer is the north of Norway’s icon, the flocks of sheep in Akkarfjord are the most recognizable element as soon as you arrived.