The Inuit hunter

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Photographer

Mirthe van den Berg
Date of Photograph

22-01-2016
Technical Info

ISO 200, 1/350, F4.5
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https://mirthevdberg.com/

The Inuit hunter returning from hunting. Because of the melting ice, as result of the global warming, it becomes more dangerous for the inhabitants and hunters to leave the village. Big ice rocks and the sinking ice cause the Inuit to become isolated from the world around them. Their habitat shrinks and keeps getting more dangerous. But to survive they have to keep hunting, and they don't know for how long that will be possible.

Biography

I’m a selftaught conceptual photographer working primarily with digital image manipulation. My practice exists at the intersection of realism/surrealism, shaped by an affinity for cinematic,painterly and ethereal aesthetics. After a health crisis left me bedridden and care-dependent for many years, art became both a necessity and a language through which I processed my lived experience. Visualizing my inner world while exploring themes of identity,health and resilience. Through meticulous image manipulation, I deconstruct+rebuild images to give form to complex emotions that often resist words.
Awards

2nd place - IPA 2025 Platinum winner - London Photography Awards 2026