15 Must-See Nunagram Photos for Nunavut Day

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Today is Nunavut Day! Canada’s youngest territory is at the tender age of 15, still learning, growing, and making changes. To celebrate this auspicious day, we have been featuring our favourite photos using the hashtag #nunagram via our Instagram account all week (to learn more about #nunagram and our weekly contest, check out this post!). With over 700 tagged photos at the time of posting, nunagram has been connecting Nunavut photographers across this great land, and sharing their world with anyone who takes the time to click the tag.

Most weeks, we choose one outstanding photo as our Nunagram Winner; however, for Nunavut’s 15th birthday, we decided to parse through all the entries to find 15 must-see nunagram photos that showcase the landscapes, foods, faces, and stories of the territory. These photos have been submitted by travellers and residents, professionals and amateurs, from Kitikmeot to the north Baffin Island. Check out these photos and the user profiles to get a glimpse of what and whom Nunavut is all about.

Photos posted in no particular order!

1. Kitesurfing on the frozen ocean.

User: @gloriaguns
Community: Cambridge Bay

2. Racing by kamotik across the sea ice.

User: @smokenotfire
Community: Pond Inlet

3. You can’t make this up: brilliant sky over Iqaluit.

User: @ermahgerdkhumbu
Community: Iqaluit

4. Vintage photo of niaqunngu on the bay (circa 1990).

User: @jobri7
Community: Iqaluit

5. King of the iceberg.

User: @rileyjmckay
Community: Pond Inlet

6. Aerial view of Kugluktuk.

User: @siutiapik
Community: Kugluktuk

7. Home sweet home.

User: @humanfire
Community: Iqaluit

8. Solomon Awa eating a donut.

User: @saynotomincepies
Community: Iqaluit

9. Bowhead whale.

User: @sarahontheroad
Community: Pangnirtung

10. Moonrise over town.

User: @helloooooooonurse
Community: Pond Inlet

11. Welcome to Chesterfield Inlet.

User: @j_hack1
Community: Chesterfield Inlet

12. Purple saxifrage.

User: @yllasnil
Community: Iqaluit

13. Apex life.

User: @teirersias
Community: Iqaluit

14. Country food market kid.

User: @sarafalconer
Community: Iqaluit

15. Fully prepared = no skin.

User: @namkcaps
Community: Iqaluit

Thank you to everyone who has been tagging their photos on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! If you aren’t already, make sure you follow us on Instagram and Twitter for the very best of Nunavut photos. Maybe we’ll choose one of yours!