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Filip van Harreveld

Svalbard 2017

78° north | -30° celsius

May 2017 · 66 photographs

a warm welcome

A person stands in a snow-covered settlement beneath a mountain.

A person crosses a snowy street beside utility poles and houses.

Aerial view of a snow-covered coastal settlement and harbor.

trollsteinen - hike

A hiker in snowshoes carries a backpack across the snow.

A person shields their face from blowing snow.

A lone hiker crosses a broad snowy landscape.

A bearded hiker stands in a dark jacket against the snow.

A group pauses on a snowy plain beneath a pink evening sky.

A hiker looks toward a steep snow wall.

Hikers walk across a snowfield at sunset.

Tracks lead across a quiet snow-covered landscape.

Blue meltwater flows through a crevasse in glacial ice.

Hikers descend through a steep, shadowed ice ravine.

On our way to Pyramiden

Abandoned Russian mining town. (Now 8 people living there).

A person looks out from the side of a boat surrounded by sea ice.

Broken sea ice floats across a polar bay.

A pale sun hangs over textured sea ice and distant hills.

A boat travels along the edge of a snowy coastline.

Red equipment is secured on the deck of a boat in icy water.

A mast rises above a boat deck against an overcast sky.

A bundled person stands beside a frozen coastline.

Low winter sun illuminates a frozen bay and snowy mountains.

An aerial view of curved tracks across sea ice.

Pyramiden

Industrial buildings stand beneath snowy mountains.

A red sign marks the settlement of Pyramiden.

A yellow building stands in a snowy settlement below a mountain.

A statue stands before a long red building in the snow.

People walk through a wood-paneled interior hallway.

A corridor displays colorful wall panels and notices.

Two people walk across the floor of an indoor sports hall.

A circular illustrated sign stands among red buildings.

A symmetrical interior stairway descends beneath a painted ceiling.

A small tiled room contains old fixtures and peeling walls.

A frosted window above a tiled basin in a blue-tiled room.

A worn washbasin sits below a window in a tiled room.

An old tiled kitchenette with a sink and window.

A bathtub and pipes in a deteriorated tiled bathroom.

Visitors stand before a colorful wall mural in an indoor hall.

A painted mural decorates a broad interior stairwell.

A long tiled hallway with a painted ceiling and stairway.

A shopkeeper stands behind a counter of food and drink.

A person sits at a table in a warmly lit restaurant.

Cargo and colorful bags are secured on a boat deck.

A small boat passes snowy mountains and drifting sea ice.

dogsledding

A person in a hood stands against the snow and ice.

A dog team pulls a sled across a snowy landscape.

A person explores a blue-lit ice cave.

People and sled dogs gather in a snowy settlement.

Rows of small buildings sit below a mountain in winter.

A husky rests beside a small outdoor toilet in the snow.

Artic night

A low building sits beneath a deep blue twilight sky.

A vehicle crosses a frozen landscape at dusk.

Blue twilight settles over a snowy mountain valley.

on our way to Barentsburg

A panoramic view of a snowy mountain range beneath a blue sky.

On our way we could get off the boat and walk on the sea ice, with a amazing glacier view in front of us.

A ship rests on snow beside a mountain range.

Two hikers cross an open snowfield toward distant mountains.

Footprints lead across a snowfield toward a stranded ship.

Three small figures cross a wide plain beneath snowy peaks.

A ship stands frozen in a bright snow-covered landscape.

Barentsburg

A green house stands among colorful buildings and snow.

A building bears a large portrait sign beside a snowy road.

A pale building with a central entrance stands in the snow.

A snowy lane between red and yellow buildings.

A yellow building stands against a clear blue sky.

A display of historic equipment in a warmly lit room.

A blue industrial structure rises from the snow beside the coast.

A person pours a drink beside a window looking onto a snowy landscape.

Svalbard 2017 — Filip van Harreveld