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Graeme Chesters, our first Rising Star bursary winner, tells Geoff Harris about his project responding to the theme of ‘change’ and his first trip to one of the fastest-warming places on the planet<\/h2>\n
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Back at AP\u2019s annual awards in early 2020, we announced that Graeme Chesters<\/strong> had been named the first recipient of AP\u2019s Rising Star Bursary<\/strong>. The bursary, arranged in partnership with leading used specialist MPB<\/a><\/strong>, gives amateur photographers a unique opportunity to work on a long-term project on the theme of \u2018Change\u2019<\/strong>. Graeme receives up to \u00a35,000 in expenses, along with mentoring and support from top pro Peter Dench and the AP team, while MPB is providing him with an ongoing photography-kit loan from its extensive supply of quality used gear.<\/p>\n

For Graeme\u2019s bursary project, he is documenting a year in the life of the northernmost town in the world \u2013 Longyearbyen<\/strong>. The town, located on the Island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago, has many fascinating characteristics, including three months of polar night (in other words, no daylight) and, conversely, ever-present daylight in summertime.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Svalbard<\/a>\t\t\t

Svalbard reindeer above Longyearbyen<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

As well as capturing how the 2,500 inhabitants deal with this and the decline of the local coal industry, Graeme is strongly focusing on the social and ecological impacts of climate change<\/strong>. Longyearbyen and the rest of the High Arctic is, sadly, warming quickly owing to climate change.<\/p>\n

While Covid restrictions have caused some disruption to his plans, Graeme is soldiering on. We caught up with him to find out more about his first trip to Longyearbyen, in early November 2021.<\/p>\n

Here comes the night<\/h3>\n

\u2018When I arrived, the sun had already departed and won\u2019t return until late February,\u2019 Graeme recalls. \u2018A profound change was under way \u2013 polar night had arrived, and what little available light there is occurs when the sun makes it to a jaunty 6 degrees below the horizon, bathing everything in blue hues. The darkness lengthens day by day, extinguishing a wider sense of one\u2019s surroundings.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Mining infrastructure close to Longyearbyen Church<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

At least the twilight allowed for some perspective on the landscape and the place of the town within it, as well as reaffirming a sense of remote vulnerability.\u2019<\/p>\n

As Graeme notes, you underestimate this region at your peril \u2013 bitter cold and darkness are not the only potential dangers. \u2018It is strikingly beautiful, precarious and wild, with the signs warning of polar bears reminding you that you need to carry firearms when venturing outside of Longyearbyen.\u2019<\/p>\n

This inaugural bursary project focuses on change, and there are many aspects to this when it comes to Svalbard and the town of Longyearbyen. On future trips, Graeme will be concentrating specifically on the effects of climate change, but for his first visit, he focused more on the community.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Svalbardbutikken<\/a>\t\t\t

Svalbardbutikken \u2013 the supermarket complex which includes the alcohol store and co-op<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

\u2018Change is certainly a constant on Svalbard. As well as the ebb and flow of water and ice, and the rapid movement between light and darkness, the community itself turns over at approximately 20% every year. Most people stay for between four and six years at the most.\u2019 One constant is the reminder of the community\u2019s industrial heritage.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1906 by the industrialist John Munro Longyear (a man who gave his name to the town but never actually lived there), Longyearbyen was a company coal-mining town until 1989. Originally under the control of Longyear\u2019s Arctic Coal Company, it gave way a decade later to Store Norske, a Norwegian state company that ran the community until the founding of local democracy in 2002.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Polar bears… Beyond this point weapons are required<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

\u2018However, Store Norske remains the de facto landlord for many of the town\u2019s residents, and reminders of its influence are everywhere,\u2019 Graeme notes. \u2018The remaining mine, Mine 7, will close in the next two years and there\u2019s an element of soul searching taking place as to the identity of the town after this transition. The consolidation of research capacity, particularly when it comes to climate change, and \u201cadventure tourism\u201d are the most obvious sources of community identity,\u2019 he continues.<\/p>\n

A long way from Bangkok<\/h3>\n

As you\u2019d expect from a town in such an extreme place, Graeme discovered some surprising quirks. For citizens of countries who\u2019ve signed the Svalbard Treaty, which, put simply, recognises the sovereignty of Norway while regulating demilitarisation and allowing commercial activities, no visa is needed to live in the region. As of 2018, there are 46 parties to the treaty, including Thailand \u2013 which explains why there is a 200-strong Thai community in Longyearbyen!<\/p>\n

There are also some curious regulations surrounding alcohol. \u2018There continues to be an \u201calcohol card\u201d for residents, which limits how much beer and spirits can be bought per month from the only store in town,\u2019 Graeme notes, with some amusement.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"The<\/a>\t\t\t

The Aurora Borealis above Mine 7<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

\u2018This goes back to the days when Longyearbyen was a coal company town and the company wanted to avoid miners overdoing things. But despite the beer\/spirit limit, you can buy and consume as much wine as you like, as this was the preferred drink of the management of the coal mine.\u2019<\/p>\n

King coal dies hard<\/h3>\n

On a more serious note, Svalbard is also one the fastest-warming places in the world due to the burning of fossil fuels \u2013 the town of Longyearbyen was built on coal, and it continues to be extracted for local use from the last remaining mine. \u2018The irony is not lost on residents, and the debate about transitioning from coal animates conversations across this small community, which includes both miners and climate researchers.\u2019<\/p>\n

At the same time, Graeme\u2019s first trip revealed the pride many locals have in being associated with the mining industry. \u2018This may also explain the reluctance amongst some here to dwell upon the causal role of coal in global heating, a process that is warming Longyearbyen faster than anywhere else on the planet,\u2019 he explains.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"mine<\/a>\t\t\t

Mine 5 lies dormant amidst heavy vehicles building a wall to protect the town from avalanche<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

\u2018These conflicts, and the layering of industrial sediment amidst the \u201cpristine\u201d environment of the High Arctic, remind you of the complexity of sustaining remote communities and the conflicts between historical legacy and the possibilities of transition in a location where change is a constant.\u2019<\/p>\n

Many of Graeme\u2019s initial images also focus on the ever-present industrial infrastructure in and around Longyearbyen, which isn\u2019t going away fast, even when all the mining stops. \u2018As nothing rots in this Arctic desert, the mining infrastructure is everywhere, and an eerie reminder of the industrial past.<\/p>\n\t\t

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A mining guide crawls away from the coal seam in Mine 3<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Mine 3, which was closed without notice by Store Norske in 1996, has been left as it was ever since. There are work boots on racks, newspapers and magazines in the mess hall, a \u2018glamour\u2019 calendar from 1995 on the wall, and a half-finished jar of jam sitting on a side table. It\u2019s as edible now as it was then, thanks to the permafrost which coats everything.\u2019<\/p>\n

Graeme\u2019s next trip to Svalbard, originally planned for the end of December 2021, had to be postponed owing to Covid, but he hopes to visit again in February. He also intends to work with the Spitsbergen Artists Centre as an artist in residence for a period of up to three months, where he will continue documenting change in the High Arctic through engaging with people, industries and landscapes. Watch this space!<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"mine<\/a>\t\t\t

The last remnants of life in Mine 3<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

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Graeme\u2019s gear<\/h3>\n

For his first trip, Graeme obtained the following equipment from MPB: a Fujifilm X-T4 body<\/a>, along with 18mm F\/1.4 and 33mm F\/1.4 lenses. \u2018I used the X-T4 because I love the manual controls, and in the cold and dark, it\u2019s a lot easier and more intuitive for me to work with when I\u2019m wearing gloves than trying to scroll through menus.<\/p>\n\"fujifilm<\/a>\n\n

It\u2019s also image-stabilised, very well built and with the new 18mm and 33mm lenses it\u2019s completely weather-sealed. The only difficulty, which you would face with any kit in those conditions, is battery life. Once again the new battery in the X-T4 proved reliable despite the temperature going down to -12\u00b0C with a wind chill at times close to -18\u00b0C. For my second trip, I will be taking a Leica Q2, again supplied by MPB.\u2019<\/p>\n

MPB has a strong commitment to sustainability in all its activities, as CEO Matt Barker explained in a recent piece on our website \u2013 see bit.ly\/mattbarkerap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Graeme Chesters<\/h3>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Graeme is a photographer and writer based in the North West. After 20 years working as an academic, including a stint as an associate professor at the University of Bradford, he is now working freelance on a variety of photographic and journalistic projects. Graeme is also a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Geographical Society. See graemechesters.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Further reading<\/strong><\/p>\n

Love in a cold climate: Photographing Antarctica with Ren\u00e9 Koster <\/a><\/p>\n

Documenting the consequences of climate change<\/a><\/p>\n

Joe Cornish: Photographing ‘Climate change’ <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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