1st place
gold star award
Dennis Lehtonen
finland 
Photo © Dennis Lehtonen
title
Houses of Greenland
By March 2025, Dennis has so far worked in a total of six different fish factories all located in different places. On top of this, he spent the winter 2024 homeless, seeking accommodation by strangers in several locations despite having a language barrier with most people. These experiences have given Dennis a deep understanding of the local culture, the way people live and the challenges they face.
This photographic series of "Houses of Greenland" showcases some of the houses found in the different places Dennis has worked and/or lived in.
He moves frequently, as each new location comes with its own adventures and new possibilities for photography.
Dennis hopes to take his adventures to the remote corners of Siberia, Alaska, and northern Canada in the future, and to learn more about these regions.
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entry description
After spending three years photographing the aurora borealis in the northernmost parts of Finland, Dennis Lehtonen got the idea of wanting to take the aurora adventures to all of the other arctic regions. Dennis sent several job applications to Greenland and found himself working there in a fish factory despite hating fish.By March 2025, Dennis has so far worked in a total of six different fish factories all located in different places. On top of this, he spent the winter 2024 homeless, seeking accommodation by strangers in several locations despite having a language barrier with most people. These experiences have given Dennis a deep understanding of the local culture, the way people live and the challenges they face.
This photographic series of "Houses of Greenland" showcases some of the houses found in the different places Dennis has worked and/or lived in.
about the photographer
Dennis is a 29-year-old photographer from Finland who started off with astrophotography. Having spent most of his life living in the big cities of southern Finland, he felt depressed about not being able to see the night sky properly due to light pollution. So, he moved to small communities in the Arctic, where dark skies are still a thing. First to Lapland where he stayed for three years and then followed by Greenland where he has by now been over two years.He moves frequently, as each new location comes with its own adventures and new possibilities for photography.
Dennis hopes to take his adventures to the remote corners of Siberia, Alaska, and northern Canada in the future, and to learn more about these regions.
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