Inupiaq subsistence whalers with a seal skin boat or umiak and wind blind wait and watch for passing bowhead whales

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Inupiaq whaling crew waits and watches for passing bowhead whales at the edge of an open lead in the pack ice during sunset Chukchi Sea outside the arctic village of Barrow Alaska

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Size: 3355px × 5050px
Location: Chukchi Sea Arctic Ocean Utqiagvik Barrow North Slope Brooks Range Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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