The Kayak and the Dogsled

• Prize
  Bronze in Press/Feature Story
• Photographer
  Kiliii Yuyan, United States
• Website
  http://www.kiliii.com
• Instagram
  @kiliiiyuyan

The Inughuit, migrated about a thousand years ago to the part of northwest Greenland they now call home. This land in the High Arctic, although rich in wildlife, is delicate, and hunters learned over time how to balance their needs with the needs of the seals and whales.

To maintain narwhal and seals populations, Inughuit do not hunt them with rifles or motorboats. Instead, hunters venture out in kayaks and dogsleds and use wooden harpoons.

Mads Ole Kristiansen says, “Hunters are seeking balance, that is why we take care of our place. We are the balance, that is why we are hunters.”

Kiliii Yuyan is an indigenous Nanai/Hézhè & Chinese-American photographer and filmmaker. He has contributed award-winning features for National Geographic Magazine, TIME, NPR, and the BBC. On assignment, he has fled collapsing sea ice, weathered botulism from fermented whale blood, and found kinship at the edges of the world. Kiliii is also a National Geographic Expeditions Expert for the Arctic. He is based out of Seattle.

Awards * PDN’s 30 New and Emerging Photographers, 2019
* PCNW 22nd Juried Exhibition, 2019, First Place
* Best of ASMP, 2018, First Place, Series
* Eddie Adams XXXI, 2018
* PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2018, Bronze, Feature Story
* PDN World in Focus, 2017, 1st Place, Photo Essay
* PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2017, Gold, Press
* Critical Mass, 2017, Top 50
* PDN Photo Annual, 2017, Personal Work
* International Photography Awards, 2017, Silver, Deeper Perspective
* Communication Arts Annual, 2017, Multimedia
* Sienna International Photo Awards, 2017, HM, Editorial
* International Photographer of the Year, 2016, Silver, Editorial
* Sony World Photo Awards, 2016, Shortlist, Still Life
* PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2015, HM, Press
* International Photography Awards, 2015, HM, Feature Story, Portrait
* Communication Arts Annual, 2015, Stock
* International Photography Awards, 2013, HM, Conceptual, Portrait