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Deep in the Arctic, a land covered in darkness, National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yuyan explores the possibilities of the OPPO Find X5 Pro’s camera capturing everything our eyes can see in low-light conditions.

Into darkness, to find the light.

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Catching a glimpse

Kiliii makes his way through Iceland slowly, on a journey to find glimpses of light.

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Reflecting on light

A behind-the-scenes look at overcoming the obstacles of shooting the Arctic’s dark landscape.

Stories of the Arctic, told in black and white

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Shooting in the Arctic night

Making photographs in Iceland’s winter requires an adventurous spirit and a knowledge of your photographic tools.

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Into the Arctic

In near darkness, Kiliii explores a country carved by elemental opposites to compose images as contrasting as the landscape itself.

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Kiliii Yuyan

As a National Geographic photographer, Kilii illuminates stories of the Arctic and human communities connected to the land and sea. He explores the human relationship to the natural world from different cultural perspectives and extreme environments, on land and underwater.

Kiliii shoots with a visual style that is quiet and atmospheric,his work often portraying meditative scenes in extreme landscapes. A passion for visual storytelling led him to becoming a documentary photographer and contributor to National Geographic. When he’s not on the road you can find him kayak-camping, rock climbing, diving, or dancing the night away.