Lovozero

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A kettle simmers above a fire at a Sami summer camp near Lovozero. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Anna Yurieva, an elderly Sami woman, at a summer fishing camp near Lovozero. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Anna Yurieva, an elderly Sami woman, walks to her tent, at a summer fishing camp near Lovozero. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Vassily Selivanov, a Sami reindeer herder from Lovozero, carries firewood into his hut. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Vassily Selivanov, a Sami man from Lovozero, driving a reindeer sled. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Olga Kirillova, a Sami woman from Lovozero, out on the tundra with her reindeer herding dog, Dik. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Nikolai Lukin, a Sami reindeer herder from Lovozero, taking supplies to his winter camp by snowmobile. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

The Sami Culture Centre in Lovozero, Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Maria Zakharova, an 82 year old Sami woman, at the window of her apartment in Lovozero. Murmansk, Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami woman wearing a replica of traditional Kola Peninsula Sami dress. Sami Culture Centre, Lovozero. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Two reindeer at their winter pastures near Lovozero on the Kola Peninsula. NW Russia. 2005

A kettle simmers above a fire at a Sami summer camp near Lovozero. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami family prepares to leave Lovozero on a summer fishing trip by boat. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami family put up their Lavo (tent) at a summer fishing camp near Lovozero. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Two Sami men out checking their fishing nets in a wooden boat at sunset near Lovozero (Strong Lake). Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Sasha, a Sami man, stears his boat back to camp after checking his fishing nets near Lovozero (Strong Lake. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Sami women, at a summer fishing camp near Lovozero. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

An old wooden Sami home in Lovozero. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Olga Kirillova, a Sami woman from Lovozero, with her dog at reindeer winter pastures. Kola Peninsula, Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami reindeer herd at their winter pastures near Lovozero on the Kola Peninsula. NW Russia. 2005

A birch tree on the tundra at sunrise near Lovozero, Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Velodia Dirkatch, a Sami reindeer herder from Lovozero, makes adjustments to his sled. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Vassily Selivanov, a Sami reindeer herder from Lovozero, skins a reindeer's leg in his hut. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

A birch tree covered in hoar frost and snow on the tundra near Lovozero in the winter time. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Nikolai Lukin, a Sami reindeer herder from Lovozero, taking supplies to his winter camp by snowmobile. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Apartment blocks in the Sami community of Lovozero. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Low winter sunshine shines through a forest near Lovozero. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

The gift shop in the Sami Culture Centre at Lovozero. Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

Maria Zakharova, an 82 year old Sami woman, at the window of her apartment in Lovozero. Murmansk, Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami woman wearing a replica of traditional Kola Peninsula Sami dress. Sami Culture Centre, Lovozero. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami woman wearing a replica of traditional Kola Peninsula Sami hat. Sami Culture Centre, Lovozero. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami woman wearing a replica of traditional Kola Peninsula Sami dress. Sami Culture Centre, Lovozero. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami woman wearing a replica of traditional Kola Peninsula Sami hat. Sami Culture Centre, Lovozero. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Traditional Sami woman's footwear from the Kola Peninsula. Sami Culture Centre, Lovozero. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Piotr Galkin, a Sami elder from Lovozero, with his wife Tatiana & their dog. Kola Peninsula, Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005