Sled dogs have helped hunters traverse the region for more than 4,000 years – often saving their handlers’ lives. Yet with climate change, the faithful hounds’ days could be numbered. Photographer Ragnar Axelsson’s tribute to the Arctic Heroes
The new book Arctic Heroes sees Icelandic photographer and author Ragnar Axelsson retelling the personal stories of hunters in the Arctic. The book bears witness to the magnificence of sled dogs and the integral role they play in hunters’ lives. The photographs included in this book were taken in Greenland between 1986 and 2020. Arctic Heroes: A Tribute to the Sled Dogs of Greenland by Ragnar Axelsson is published by Kehrer Verlag
