We’re back with the second part of our conversation with award-winning Indigenous photojournalist Pat Kane — Algonquin Anishinaabe, a proud member of the Timiskaming First Nation and a tireless visual storyteller based in Yellowknife, Canada’s Northwest Territories.
We begin with his National Geographic feature “The Last Trappers,” an intimate look at a centuries-old practice — and how its meaning is shifting for northern communities. From there, we explore his ongoing Caribou Conservation project, supported by the Vital Impacts' Environmental Grant in honor of Jane Goodall, documenting the Bathurst caribou herd where indigenous scientists and tribes fight for its survival, and in a way for their own.
Pat opens up about the importance of Indigenous-led narratives in shaping the North’s future, why co-founding the Far North Photo Festival in Yellowknife matters, and the joy (and responsibility) of mentoring Indigenous youth in photography.
And because it wouldn’t be a photography podcast without it, we talk about the realities of working in –40°C: frozen eyelashes, battery packs stuffed into jackets, and the kind of cold that makes you grateful every time your shutter still fires.
Whether you’re drawn to documentary photography, cultural preservation, environmental storytelling, or just curious about life and art in one of the coldest places on Earth for six months a year — this is an episode you’ll remember.
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