Elise Jacob captured faces of the Canadian Arctic
Carrying her pride and joy in Qikiqtarjuaq
Who is she thinking of?
In harmony with nature in Qikiqtarjuaq
Working at the fueling station in Nanisivik
Three friends under a boat
A young artist that adopted a little boy in Kuujjuaq.
Winter in Kuujjuaq
Mother and infant
Girl enjoying the fall season in Resolute
A serious look on a young soul
A friendly smile in Pond Inlet
A continuing journey in Kanjiqsujuaq
The traditional way of carrying a baby
Inuit boy enjoying the light at the end of the day
Girl with seal’s skin mittens
An elder in Pond Inlet.
In the school yard
Making kamiks, the traditional skin boots.
Pause while playing hockey in Kuujjuaq
Photographer Elise Jacob
Proud to belong to her village.
Young Arctic smile
Being a teenager in the north
Playing before going home in Kuujjuaq
Meeting of the races in Kanjiqsujuaq
Rain on Kuujjuarapik
The beauty of a métis in Nunavut
Caught in a moment of shyness
Babies are carried until the age of two in the baby carriers, known as Amarutik.
On a ship sailing around Baffin Island
A smile to die for
A woman in Kuujjuarapik
Hunting geese in the Hudson’s Bay