Muktuk

Found a series of photographs from a few years ago of Alaskan natives harvesting muktuk from a young gray whale which was hit by a ship and washed up in Turnagain Arm just south of Anchorage. Muktuk is most often the skin and blubber and is a prized staple in native culture.
Location
Turnagain Arm, Alaska
Equipment Used
Nikon FM2, 50mm 1.8 Nikkor AIS lens
Film & Developer
TMax 400, D76
Paper & Developer
EpsonScan from negative
oh wow, this is really cool, especially in a documentary kind of way. I'd love to visit Alaska someday.
 

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Date taken
Sat, 09 March 2013 4:59 PM
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