Amanda Kowalski   Photography
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    • documentary + street
    • portraits
    • luthiers + instruments
    • Sichuan Rebuilds
    • Events
    • Jack Johnson for Fretboard Journal
    • Arctic Spring for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    • Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck - Family Tour
    • Clark Island for Maine Coast Heritage Trust
  • SHORT FILMS
    • Crest of the Hill for NPR
    • Here's To the People Who Matter
    • Reading Frederick Douglass
    • Merlyn and the Sea
    • Aspire Camp for Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Dump Day
    • Music Video for Nic Gareiss and Maeve Gilchrist
    • Story of a Falconer for On Being
    • Bergs
    • Fluorescent Fabrication for DeScience
    • In Ears n' Eyes
    • India
    • You Gotta Start at the Bottom for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    • St. Roots
    • Basia Bulat for PRI's The World
    • Mt. Shasta Music Summit
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QASSIARSUK, Greenland — Carl and Ellen Frederiksen

Ellen Frederiksen is a teacher in Qassiarsuk, Greenland. Her husband Carl farms sheep on their land. Though historians believe sheep farming first occurred in South Greenland’s Norse settlements (800AD-1200AD), Carl’s grandfather, Otto Frederiksen reintroduced sheep farming to the area in 1924. Carl and several of Otto Frederiksen’s other decedents carry on the tradition today. As the climate in Greenland changes, its weather becomes less predictable, creating challenges for South Greenland’s sheep farmers. ​

​Sheep farmer Carl Frederiksen’s wife Ellen describes how the changes are effecting their lives. 
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EllenFrederiksenOnClimateChange from Amanda Kowalski on Vimeo.

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​The images below give a glimpse into life in Qassiarsuk. Click on an image to learn more.
  • PHOTOGRAPHY
    • documentary + street
    • portraits
    • luthiers + instruments
    • Sichuan Rebuilds
    • Events
    • Jack Johnson for Fretboard Journal
    • Arctic Spring for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    • Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck - Family Tour
    • Clark Island for Maine Coast Heritage Trust
  • SHORT FILMS
    • Crest of the Hill for NPR
    • Here's To the People Who Matter
    • Reading Frederick Douglass
    • Merlyn and the Sea
    • Aspire Camp for Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Dump Day
    • Music Video for Nic Gareiss and Maeve Gilchrist
    • Story of a Falconer for On Being
    • Bergs
    • Fluorescent Fabrication for DeScience
    • In Ears n' Eyes
    • India
    • You Gotta Start at the Bottom for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    • St. Roots
    • Basia Bulat for PRI's The World
    • Mt. Shasta Music Summit
  • ABOUT