American Photography 41 Winners

SILA: Between the Ice and Sky

Leona. In the far North of Greenland, on the remote island of Uummannaq, a group of Inuit youth are forging resilient paths through personal and environmental transformation. SILA: Between the Ice and Sky is a photographic series and short film that follows the lives of young people growing up in the Uummannaq Children’s Home, a unique foster care community located 600 kilometers above the Arctic Circle. April 2024. Set against a rapidly shifting Arctic landscape, the project explores how these youth navigate the complex tension between preserving ancestral traditions—such as seal hunting and drum dancing—and embracing new futures. Through the lens of coming of age, it reveals the intimate, lived experiences of climate action not as protest, but as adaptation, care, and cultural continuity.

SILA: Between the Ice and Sky

Jane. In the far North of Greenland, on the remote island of Uummannaq, a group of Inuit youth are forging resilient paths through personal and environmental transformation. SILA: Between the Ice and Sky is a photographic series and short film that follows the lives of young people growing up in the Uummannaq Children’s Home, a unique foster care community located 600 kilometers above the Arctic Circle. April 2024. Set against a rapidly shifting Arctic landscape, the project explores how these youth navigate the complex tension between preserving ancestral traditions—such as seal hunting and drum dancing—and embracing new futures. Through the lens of coming of age, it reveals the intimate, lived experiences of climate action not as protest, but as adaptation, care, and cultural continuity.