Feature Photography: Tine Poppe, 'Winter Solstice' collection

Tine Poppe is a Norwegian photographer whose art focuses on bringing attention to social, political and environmental issues.

Her recent Winter Solstice series, featured by Lens Culture , is focused on the environmental impact of global warming from a distinctly Norwegian viewpoint, yet captures a truly relatable human plight that all denizens of the world are finding of more and more importance with each passing season.

In the words of the artist, Tine relates:

Norwegians no longer worship the reawakening of nature around winter solstice, but sadly, rather the opposite. As the world wrestles over what they should do to keep the planet from heating up to dangerous levels, Norway remains one of the biggest oil producers in the world and hesitates to curb the expansion of its (profitable) oil and gas production. Meanwhile, raging wildfires, once-in-100-years storms, and lethal heatwaves have become part of the everyday news. And throughout the once dark wintertime, cars, lights, and furnaces burn, casting a haunting glow…

The hazy grays and fog littered atmosphere in many ways reminds me of the foggy lens the government here stateside takes when disseminating information or discussing climate change.

When lobbying money goes further than scientific data, it's difficult as a young american to be at all comfortable in the present political climate, with feelings that the future is being sold for the present becoming more and more commonplace.

Tine's images capturing a similar line of thought in a country as progressive as Scandinavia's Norway reminds me that we are all linked in this plight and it is the hope that we will all continue to strive for change through awareness, activism and dialogue.

Living in a capitalistic society presents many unique horrors and challenges, and I'm hopeful that globally we are all striving to make the changes needed to make the world a better place.

Tine Poppe's 'Winter Solstice collection was named a Finalist for Cameraworks Street Photography Contest.

Her work, along with the work of the 36 other selected photographers, will be exhibited at SF Cameraworks, a non-profit gallery space in San Francisco supporting emerging artists, November 11-18, reception on November 15 from 6 - 8 pm.

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