Polar Night in Uummannaq
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PhotographerDennis Lehtonen, Finland
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The town of Uummannaq is a small island of around 1400 people located in the northern parts of Greenland at a latitude of nearly 71 degrees north. During the winter the sun is nowhere to be seen, but the skies aren't just black either. In the daytime the skies are painted in pastel pink colors known as the belt of venus and when the stars begin to be visible, one might find the northern lights dancing all over the sky.
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.