Planet Greenland
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PhotographerDennis Lehtonen, Finland
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A great display of northern lights captured over a huge iceberg in the area of Uummannaq in north Greenland when the sea was frozen. The bright moon high in the sky was nicely lightening up the arctic landscape.
The icebergs are unpredictable and active all year. There is an enormous risk walking too close to them as it was a day after I took this photo a smaller iceberg nearby flipped upside down. The sea ice around them is typically weak and may not be able to keep a person on the surface.
Dennis is a 29 year old photographer from Finland who started off with astrophotography. Having spent most of his life living in big cities of south Finland he felt depressed not being able to see the night sky properly due to light pollution, so he moved to the small communities in the arctic where dark skies are still a thing.
He moves frequently as each new location comes with its own adventures and new possibilities for photography.
Dennis wishes to take his adventures to the remote corners of Siberia, Alaska and northern Canada in the future and to learn more about these regions.