Kadir van Lohuizen

Yuri Kozyrev & Kadir van Lohuizen

Yuri Kozyrev and Kadir van Lohuizen (NOOR) were awarded the 9th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award dedicated to the Arctic and chaired by Jean Jouzel, and under the patronage of Minister Ségolène Royal, French Ambassador for the Arctic and Antarctic Poles. The endowment allowed them to carry out their pioneer double polar expedition «Arctic: New Frontier». For the very first time, two photojournalists have simultaneously covered the entire Arctic territory to bear witness to the irreversible effects of climate change. They wanted to experience the dramatic transformation of natural landscapes and the demographics in the Arctic, and the impact of these changes on the lives of the region’s inhabitants.

The forces of tourism, militarisation, exploitation of gas and mineral resources, and the opening of trade routes mean that the Arctic is today the site of clashes
between countries and multinationals who are locked in a chaotic competition for control of these zones, which have taken on strategic importance in the history of
humankind due to the effects of global warming. The photographs in “Arctic: New Frontier” by Yuri Kozyrev and Kadir van Lohuizen are an alarming testimony to the speed of transformation in the region and the upheavals that are taking place on a global scale.

"The photos of Yuri Kozyrev and Kadir van Lohuizen are superb. Through them, from Siberia, Svalbard and Greenland to Canada and Alaska, we discover the Arctic of today, with its landscapes and wildlife that are drawing a growing number of tourists, as well as its populations who are exposed to extreme climates and engaged in the exploitation of mining resources such as nickel and, increasingly, gas, oil and coal. Protecting the environment does not appear central to their activity, to put it mildly."
JEAN JOUZEL

Quelques images du reportage

Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Islands, Norway, July 2018. Remains of the former coal mine that was closed in 1962 after a firedamp explosion killed 21 miners. It was replaced in 1966 with an international research center on the Arctic and the environment. The village, with a population of 30 to 150, has an airport, a post office, a gift shop and a history museum.
Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Islands, Norway, July 2018. Remains of the former coal mine that was closed in 1962 after a firedamp explosion killed 21 miners. It was replaced in 1966 with an international research center on the Arctic and the environment. The village, with a population of 30 to 150, has an airport, a post office, a gift shop and a history museum.
Hudson Bay, Canada, June 2018. The Amundsen, Canadian ice breaking Arctic research vessel, moves through thick sea ice. Apart of its coast guard duties, the ship tours the Canadian Arctic every year with an international group of ice specialists, biologists, oceanographers working in its on-board 22 laboratories.
Hudson Bay, Canada, June 2018. The Amundsen, Canadian ice breaking Arctic research vessel, moves through thick sea ice. Apart of its coast guard duties, the ship tours the Canadian Arctic every year with an international group of ice specialists, biologists, oceanographers working in its on-board 22 laboratories.
Point Hope, Alaska, USA, May 2018. Steve Ommituk, wearing a traditional iñupiat mask carved in driftwood, is a respected whale hunter whose livelihood is threatened by the early disappearance of sea ice.
Point Hope, Alaska, USA, May 2018. Steve Ommituk, wearing a traditional iñupiat mask carved in driftwood, is a respected whale hunter whose livelihood is threatened by the early disappearance of sea ice.
Point Hope, Alaska, USA, May 2018. Every part is the best part! And arvik, the whale, is bursting with essential fatty acids.
Point Hope, Alaska, USA, May 2018. Every part is the best part! And arvik, the whale, is bursting with essential fatty acids.
Point Hope, Alaska, USA, May 2018. The big jaw bones of bowhead whales are also used to mark the boundaries of the local cemetery.
Point Hope, Alaska, USA, May 2018. The big jaw bones of bowhead whales are also used to mark the boundaries of the local cemetery.
Verkhoyansky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, July 2017. These mammoth hunters have just uncovered one tusk by tunneling underground with water pumps adapted from firefighting gear and snowmobile engines. The price for one kilogram of the ivory being 60$, one tusk would cover their expenses. I was told that they found another one shortly afterwards.
Verkhoyansky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, July 2017. These mammoth hunters have just uncovered one tusk by tunneling underground with water pumps adapted from firefighting gear and snowmobile engines. The price for one kilogram of the ivory being 60$, one tusk would cover their expenses. I was told that they found another one shortly afterwards.
Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, April 2018. The Serotetto nomadic herding family (officially the 8th Brigade of the Yar-sale state farm) moves its reindeers northward from winter pastures to summer pastures. The herds in the peninsula will usually range from 50 to 7,000 heads and the migration pattern depends on seasons and on the sustainability of lichen pastures.
Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, April 2018. The Serotetto nomadic herding family (officially the 8th Brigade of the Yar-sale state farm) moves its reindeers northward from winter pastures to summer pastures. The herds in the peninsula will usually range from 50 to 7,000 heads and the migration pattern depends on seasons and on the sustainability of lichen pastures.
Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, April 2018. An old woman from the Serotetto family takes a break after setting up her chum, a conical-shaped tent made of reindeer skins laid over a skeleton of long wooden poles. Each year, the Nenets people and their reindeers travel over a thousand kilometers.
Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, April 2018. An old woman from the Serotetto family takes a break after setting up her chum, a conical-shaped tent made of reindeer skins laid over a skeleton of long wooden poles. Each year, the Nenets people and their reindeers travel over a thousand kilometers.
Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, September 2018. Around 300 Cadets attend this school, named after the legendary admiral Pavel Nakhimov (1802-55), shot by a sniper at the Siege of Sevastopol. Over the last five years, eight other Nakhimov schools have been established countrywide under the decision of President Putin, who pays great attention to the patriotic education of the new generation.
Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, September 2018. Around 300 Cadets attend this school, named after the legendary admiral Pavel Nakhimov (1802-55), shot by a sniper at the Siege of Sevastopol. Over the last five years, eight other Nakhimov schools have been established countrywide under the decision of President Putin, who pays great attention to the patriotic education of the new generation.
Medvezhy Ruchey, Krasnoïarsk, Russie, juillet 2018. Mine à ciel ouvert de nickel et de cuivre dans le kraï de Krasnoïarsk. À partir du milieu des années 1930, des dizaines de milliers de prisonniers, essentiellement politiques, ont trimé et sont morts dans le Norillag, le goulag de Norilsk, la grande ville la plus septentrionale et la plus froide du monde. Aujourd'hui, la mine appartient à Norilsk Nickel.
Medvezhy Ruchey, Krasnoïarsk, Russie, juillet 2018. Mine à ciel ouvert de nickel et de cuivre dans le kraï de Krasnoïarsk. À partir du milieu des années 1930, des dizaines de milliers de prisonniers, essentiellement politiques, ont trimé et sont morts dans le Norillag, le goulag de Norilsk, la grande ville la plus septentrionale et la plus froide du monde. Aujourd'hui, la mine appartient à Norilsk Nickel.

« Comme le souligne le scientifique de l’environnement David G. Barber, le réchauffement est en Arctique deux à trois fois plus important que la moyenne planétaire. Cette amplification est, au moins en partie, due à la diminution des couvertures de neige et de glace, surfaces réfléchissantes progressivement remplacées par des surfaces absorbantes, océan libre ou terre à nu. Depuis les années 1950, l’extension maximale des surfaces enneigées au début du printemps a diminué de près de 3 millions de km2, soit plus de cinq fois la superficie de la France métropolitaine, tandis que la banquise qui couvre l’océan Arctique se réduit considérablement. Si rien n’était fait, le réchauffement moyen serait de 4 à 5 °C en 2100, mais pourrait dépasser 10 °C en Arctique. Or, malgré son succès, l’accord de Paris nous met sur une trajectoire d’un réchauffement moyen supérieur à 3 °C, soit plus de 6 °C en Arctique, voire près de 10 °C dans certaines régions. Déjà visibles aujourd’hui, les conséquences sur les populations, les infrastructures, la faune et la flore risquent d’être dramatiques dans les prochaines décennies. »

Les effets du réchauffement climatique en Arctique
Jean Jouzel, Climatologue et glaciologue spécialisé dans l’Arctique, Co-lauréat du Prix Nobel de la Paix au titre du GIEC en 2007 et Prix Vetlesen 2012
Extrait du catalogue, Arctique : Nouvelle Frontière, 7 novembre 2018.

Yuri Kozyrev portrait

Yuri Kozyrev

Né en Russie en 1963, Yuri Kozyrev est photojournaliste depuis vingt-cinq ans. Il a commencé sa carrière au Los Angeles Times après la chute du bloc de l’Est, dans les années 1990, en capturant les changements rapides de l’ancienne URSS. En 2001, Yuri Kozyrev commence à couvrir l’actualité internationale et parcourt l’Afghanistan et l’Irak en tant que photographe indépendant pour le Time Magazine. Depuis 2011, il documente le Printemps arabe et ses conséquences à Bahreïn, au Yémen, en Tunisie et surtout en Égypte et en Libye. Depuis 2015, il couvre les conflits dans l’est de l’Ukraine, la montée du nationalisme russe et la crise des migrants en Europe.

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Kadir van Lohuizen

Kadir van Lohuizen est né en 1963 aux Pays-Bas. Il s’est lancé dans une carrière de photojournaliste en 1988, avec un photoreportage sur l’Intifada. Au milieu des années 1990, il a couvert des conflits en Afrique ainsi que les conséquences de la chute de l’URSS, mais il est surtout connu pour son travail de fond sur sept des grands fleuves du monde, qu’il a parcourus de la source à l’embouchure. Il a également enquêté sur l’élévation du niveau de la mer et ses conséquences, sur l’industrie du diamant, sur l’après Katrina aux États-Unis, sur la (mauvaise) gestion des déchets dans six grandes villes et sur les migrations à l’intérieur du continent américain.

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Exhibitions

Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie - Finished
30 Avenue Corentin Cariou, 75019 Paris

Saatchi Gallery - Finished
Duke of York’s HQ King’s Rd, Chelsea, Londres

Kadir van Lohuizen Monographie

Monograph

Arctic : New Frontier – Yuri Kozyrev & Kadir van Lohuizen

Co-published by : Reliefs / Fondation Carmignac
Date of release : November 7th 2018
Contributors : Jean Jouzel, David Barber, Yuri Kozyrev et Kadir van Lohuizen
Price : 35 euros, 45 USD, 58 CAD, 35 GBP

Jury

Jean Jouzel - Climatologist, who was awarded the 2012 Vetlesen Prize for his research on polar ice in the Antarctic and Greenland. He was vice-president of the Group of intergovernmental experts on climate change (GIEC) from 2002 to 2015 and co-laureate of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for raising awareness on the climate emergency.
David Barber - Specialist in Arctic climate change, and Chief Scientist of the expedition on Canadian icebreaker research vessel CCGS Amundsen.
Emma Bowkett - Director of Photography, Financial Times Weekend Magazine
Pascal Beausse - Director of the photography collection, Centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP)
Nicolas Jimenez - Director of Photography, Le Monde
Sarah Leen - Director of Photography, National Geographic Magazine
Lizzie Sadin - Photojournalist, laureate of the 8th Edition of the Carmignac Award