QIMMEQ – The Greenland Sled Dog
The Greenland Sled Dog is unique in every respect. The dog is the oldest known domesticated animal, and dog sledding is the oldest working dog culture in the world. The dog was the faithful companion of the first people to migrate to Greenland 4,500 years ago and has been an important factor in survival in adverse conditions ever since. The Greenland Sled Dog is not just an animal of the past, but a very important part of a living cultural heritage that is widely practised today. The dog is primary used for hunting and fishing, for leisure activities and in the increasingly popular sled races. The sled dog has become an integral and defining part of Greenland's identity. But it is becoming an endangered species in Greenland, where the number of dogs has more than halved over the past two or three decades.
 LAVITATING SLED DOGFebruary, Kulusuk 2022 |  DOG PORTRAIT IIttoqqortoormiit, April 2018 |  DOG POWER IIIlulissat, April 2014 |  NIGHT DOGSisimiut, December 2016 |  SLED DOG WHITE-OUTIttoqqortoormiit, April 2017 |
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 GIANT CAUGHT IN THE ICEIttoqqortoormiit, March 2012 |  POLAR BEAR ENCOUNTERJameson Land, March 2023 |  DOG PORTRAIT IIIlulissat, April 2014 |  DOG PORTRAIT IIITiilerilaaq, March 2022 |  THE LEADER OF THE PACKTasiilaq, March 2022 |
 SLED DOG IN SNOWSTORMTiilerilaaq, March 2022 |  SHAKE IT OFFIttoqqortoormiit, April 2017 |  STRINGSTasiilaq, March 2022 |  PULLING THE LOADIlulissat, April 2014 |  THE WHIPJameson Land, March 2023 |
 SNOWSTORM DOG SLEDGINGTasiilaq, March 2022 |  DOG PORTRAIT IVUummannaq, April 2018 |  THE WHITE DOGSQaanaaq, April 2018 |  A DOG’S LIFE IIIIlulissat. April 2014 |  DOG FIGHTIttoqqortoormiit, March 2012 |
 AT THE ICE EDGEIttoqqortoormiit, March 2012 |  DOG PORTRAIT VIlulissat, April 2014 |  ON THE MOVE IIIJameson Land, March 2023 |  DANIEL AND HIS DOGSTasiilaq, March 2022 |  SUN DOGSQaanaaq, April 2018 |
 DOG AND CHURCHIttoqqortoormiit, May 2011 |  DOG PORTRAIT VIIttoqqortoormiit, March 2017 |  MOSKOXEN HUNTINGJameson Land, March 2023 |  THE LONG TRAVELIttoqqortoormiit, April 2017 |  THE RACEIlulissat, March 2018 |
 A DOG’S LIFE IIttoqqortoormiit, April 2016 |  DOG PORTRAIT VIIlulissat, March 2018 |  HUNTERS ON THE LOOK-OUTIttoqqortoormiit, March 2016 |  LEOFebruary, Kulusuk 2022 |  HOWLING AT THE STORMTiilerilaaq, March 2022 |
 ICE DOGSIttoqqortoormiit, March 2016 |  DOG AND POLAR BEAR PANTSUummannaq, April 2018 |  JOHAN AND HIS DOGSIttoqqortoormiit, April 2016 |  AT THE GALCIERQaanaaq, April 2018 |  DOG POWER IQeqertarsuaq, March 2008 |
 EYE OF THE DOGIttoqqortoormiit, March 2017 |  SEAL HUNTINGIttoqqortoormiit, May 2009 |  SNOWSTORM HOWLINGIttoqqortoormiit, April 2017 |  SLED DOG AND CLOUDKap Tobin, May 2009 |  ICE TRAVELQaanaaq, April 2018 |
 CONTACTIttoqqortoormiit, April 2017 |  ON THE MOVE IIIttoqqortoormiit, March 2016 |  SLED DOG IN JUNE SNOWSiorapaluk, June 2013 |  ISAK AND HIS DOGSIttoqqortoormiit, March 2016 |  AT THE GALCIER IIQaanaaq, April 2018 |
I'm deeply fascinated by Greenland's sled dogs. I've been photographing sled dogs all over Greenland for the past 15 years and I'm always impressed by their toughness, endurance and willingness to work with people. The QIMMEQ research and communication project has given me an insight into the amazing Greenland Sled Dog and the traditional sled dog culture in Greenland. One of the results of the project is the book QIMMEQ - you can find it here: https://www.carstenegevang.com/qimmeqbook
Selecting images for this sled dog portfolio was not an easy task. For me, my images represent adventure, great outdoor experiences, not least the relationship with dedicated local mushers. I'm personally attached to my images, which makes it difficult to shortlist 50 out of thousands of images.
