Whale hunting with the Eskimos

Whale Hunt Eskimo
Cool Hunting pointed me towards an absolutely amazing site. Jonathan Harris, one of the creators of We Feel Fine, has published for his latest project a photoblog of a traditional whale hunt.

Harris joined a family of Eskimos on their traditional Whale Hunt. Starting from the time he got off the plane, he took a photo every five minutes. Even going so far as to set up a timer to take photos while he was sleeping. Then he put them together into an automated photoblog that documents the whole nine days in five minute increments.

Whale Hunt TentWhale Hunt Pulling the WhaleWhale Hunt Tail

The result is oddly fascinating to watch. Though it can be a bit gruesome at times. I posted a few of the photos here. But as you can imagine, with a photo every five minutes there are tons more to see on his site. So assuming you don’t have a weak stomach I recommend checking it out.

The Whale Hunt

1 comment so far ↓

#1 Alexander on 12.18.07 at 11:20 am

Interesting pictures!
Stomach-Strength-Test passed :-)

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