Northern Lights and Entrance to Svalbard Seed Vault


  • Photographer
    Maria Sahai
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    25.12.17
  • Technical Info
    Fujifilm XT-2

If people heard of Svalbard Archipelago, chances are it is because of the Global Seed Vault. The vault itself is situated 120 m deep inside a mountain surrounded by permafrost. It is a long-term seed storage facility, built to stand the test of time — and the challenge of natural or man-made disasters. The Seed Vault represents the world’s largest collection of crop diversity; as of 2017 there more than one million seeds stored there. The entrance to the Vault is also an art installation called ‘Perpetual Repercussion’. In winter, its muted greenish-turquoise and white light imitates the Northern Lights. I was lucky to capture the actual northern Lights in the background. I see it as a perfect symbol of harmony of the humanity and Nature. In midst of all the negative news about the Climate Change it's good to acknowledge that we make some positive changes, too.

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