Photos capture Arctic beauty before it is too late

A woman and her baby in Barrow, Alaska, USA.

Through his lens, he brings to life snow white polar bears, Arctic light as well as how climate change and global warming affect the local eco-system and the lives of people there.

"I saw how the native people lived a mixture of modern and traditional lifestyles. I saw how the development by human beings badly damaged the land, the animals and the environment," says Wang. "On the one hand, I felt amazed by the scenery and people's way of living, but on the other hand, I knew that everything would be different or gone in the coming years."

He decided to visit all the places within the region to record the lives and natural landscapes.

He plans to record the Inuit and Sami people's lives before their languages and traditional lifestyle give way to modern civilization. He has been to 103 Arctic settlements in eight countries so far and plans to visit more than 200 settlements in the next eight to 10 years.

"I will make a cultural and ecological white paper for the Arctic. I want the coming generations to see a real Arctic and its beauty," he says.

Wang says during the past eight years, shooting photos of Arctic lands has transformed from pure curiosity to a sense of responsibility.

"I feel that my life on the road is the happiest I ever had. The snow is so clean. I am on my way to achieving my dream," he adds.

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