Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 30, 2001
• Invested on: December 04, 2001

An internationally acclaimed photographer, he is best known for his work in the Canadian Arctic. In particular, the photo essay of the time he spent with the nomadic Padleimiut people in what is now Nunavut showed Canada and the world the harsh reality of the Canadian North. He also captured the rich simplicity of a way of life that has disappeared. His work has appeared in numerous magazines, books and exhibitions, notably The Family of Men. It is preserved at the National Archives of Canada, the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.