ABOUT

Dustin Patar is a freelance visual journalist who lives and works in Iqaluit, Nunavut. His projects often focus on the Canadian Arctic, including Inuit culture, the impacts of a changing climate, daily life and sovereignty.  

His photography has been exhibited both in Canada and internationally, and his stories have been published by The Globe and Mail, Canadian Geographic, The Canadian Press, The Narwhal, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, among others. 

Dustin’s writing and photography have also been recognized through various nominations and awards, including the inaugural Canadian Journalism Foundation’s Edward Burtynsky Award for Climate Photojournalism in 2023. 

When he isn’t holding a camera or in front of a computer doing research, writing or tinkering with audio or video, he can be found behind a sewing machine, fixing some sort of vehicle, or out on the land.

Awards

  • 2024 Digital Publishing Awards [Finalist] - Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change.

  • 2024 Digital Publishing Awards [Finalist] - Best Photo Storytelling

  • 2024 National Magazine Awards [Finalist] - Feature Writing

  • 2024 National Magazine Awards [Finalist] - Photo Essay & Photojournalism

  • 2023 International Sports Press Association Media Awards [Top 10] - Writing, Best Colour Piece

  • 2023 Canadian Journalism Foundation Edward Burtynsky Award for Climate Photojournalism

  • 2023 Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Environmental Photography Award [Third Place] - Polar Wonders

  • 2023 National Magazine Awards [Finalist] - Photo Essay & Photojournalism

  • 2023 Digital Publishing Awards [Gold] - Best Photo Storytelling

  • 2022 National Newspaper Award [Finalist] - Best News Photo

  • 2021 Quebec Community Newspaper Award - Best News Story

  • 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award [part of News21 team]

  • 2020 Online Journalism Award - Pro-Am Student Award [part of News21 team]

  • 2019 Editors & Publishers (EPPY) Award - Best college/university investigative documentary [part of News21 team]

  • 2019 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Award - Large-scale student project [part of News21 team]

  • 2018 Jack Webster Foundation Student Journalism Award

Training

  • Oxford Climate Journalism Network at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Remote

  • GJS Hostile Environment & Emergency First Aid Training - Conflict/High Risk (HEFAT), Washington, D.C.

  • Banff Centre Investigative Journalism Intensive, Remote

  • University of Calgary Military Journalism Intensive, Calgary, AB