Nunagram in the News

Dear readers, this will be a bit of a “boast post,” if you will oblige us with this moment of celebratory blogging. Nunagram is in the news – and we’re so excited! The little hashtag that could has been featured by the CBC, the Hamilton Spectator, and the Huffington Post.

This week's #NUNAGRAM winner is @davideeqaumariaq, who captured the lights of Iqaluit reflected on the bay. Love, love, love this photo.

A photo posted by Finding True North (@findtruen) on Jul 20, 2014 at 4:49pm PDT

 

First, your favourite ex-VJ George Stromboulopoulos featured our 15 Must-See Nunagrams for Nunavut Day post in his Nunavut Day write up for the CBC, mentioning the contest and featuring this photo from @rileyjmckay:

This week's #NUNAGRAM feature photo is by @rileyjmckay! Check out Riley's gallery for more amazing Nunavut photos – it's worth it! Thanks for tagging #nunagram, everyone!

A photo posted by Finding True North (@findtruen) on Jun 8, 2014 at 5:36pm PDT

 

Next, we made it all the way to Hammer Town, in the Hamilton Spectator’s article, Nunavut Instagram Challenge Shows Colours of the True North. They went on to say that Nunagram provides “a new outlet to show the world…a stunning look at the vast, sparsely populated” territory of Nunavut. The Spec also included over three dozen of their favourite nunagram shots, including this moonlight landscape of Pond Inlet by @helloooooooonurse:

This week's #nunagram winner is @helloooooooonurse with her beautiful photo of the moonrise over Pond Inlet. Check out her gallery for more great north Baffin shots! #pondinlet #nunavut #explorecanada #sharecg #yourcanada #wonderful_places #natgeotravelpic #greatnorthcollective #instanature_canada #ic_landscapes #arctic #canada #cangeo #tweegram #travelgram #girlstravel #travelpics #worldcaptures #nunagram_winner

A photo posted by Finding True North (@findtruen) on Jun 15, 2014 at 4:22pm PDT

 

And most recently, the Huffington Post showed us a lot of love with their post entitled, Finding True North Showcases Nunavut at its Most Beautiful. HuffPo wrote that the Nunagram Contest “has yielded some absolutely breathtaking photos that show a cold landscape teeming with life.” Not surprisingly, their curated list of Nunagram photos contained this capture of the northern lights above Kugluktuk, posted by @arped17.

KUGLUKTUK, NU: Wowee, here's the one you've been waiting for! The aurora in all its glory, skillfully shot by @arped17.

A photo posted by Finding True North (@findtruen) on Jul 12, 2014 at 6:41am PDT

 

We are overwhelmed by the support and recognition given to Nunagram, not only by these media outlets, but by the faithful photographers who tag every post, every picture. We love scrolling through the hashtag and marvelling at Nunavut’s many delights – from tiny tundra flowers to towering icebergs to laughing children – and it seems like other people are starting to notice. With thousands of entries and new ones being added every day, Nunagram is a growing community of nuna-lovers and friends.

For more information on the contest and the hashtag, read our introductory post, follow us on Instagram, and check out the hashtag! And of course, keep your eye on the blog for more Nunagram in the news.

What an impressive week of #NUNAGRAM photos! This week's winner is @arped17 with this breathtaking photo of sunset in Kugluktuk. Ice and snow are the norm for most of the year, so we are happy to see the warmer side of Nunavut. #kugluktuk #nunavut #explorecanada #sharecg #yourcanada #arctic #canada #cangeo #canadian_feature #nunagram #nunagram_winner #sunset #nofilter

A photo posted by Finding True North (@findtruen) on Jul 13, 2014 at 6:23pm PDT

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