Polar priest: the church in the world's northernmost town - a photo essay

Photojournalist Giuia Besana visits the world's northernmost priest who runs the Svalbard Church in Longyearbyen, in Norway's Svalbard archipelago. Pastor Siv Limstrand is the community's guiding figure as it looks to an uncertain future in the face of economic shifts and the effects of climate changeLocated in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway, Longyearbyen is the world's northernmost settlement. Here, winter temperatures range from -13 to -20C and inhabitants are prepared for two and half months of complete darkness in winter, the constant danger of polar bears, and avalanches.The road to the cabin of Siv Limstrand, in Adventdalen Valley, an 18-mile-long valley east of Longyearbyen, during a brief moment of daylight Continue reading...