Queen of the North
2025 // Manitoba, Canada
Queen of the North
Shot at dawn on the windswept tundra of Churchill, Manitoba. In the first light of day, she emerged out of the cold blue shadows — powerful, poised, and utterly unbothered by the deep freeze. There’s a quiet authority in the way she moves across this stark landscape, a reminder that up here, in the true North, she reigns unmatched.
One of my favourite images from my time on the tundra, I waited patiently as the sun rose, bathing this huge mother and her cub in golden light. As she silently walked past me everything lined up to be able to create this image. It was such an intense and humbling experience, but whilst I was shooting it the whole interaction was silent.