Salekhard

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Festival goers and traditional reindeer skin tents at the annual 'Reindeer Herders Festival' in Salekhard. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Festival goers and traditional reindeer skin tents at the annual 'Reindeer Herders Festival' in Salekhard. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Reindeer racing is one of the events that festival goes can watch at the annual 'Reindeer Herders Festival' in Salekhard. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Reindeer sled rides are one of the events that festival goes can enjoy at the annual 'Reindeer Herders Festival' in Salekhard. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Christina Serotetto, a Nenets woman from a reindeer herding family, who now works as a lawyer in Salekhard. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

A birch tree covered with pieces of coloured cloth at a Khanty sacred site of 'Luck Avt' (Cape of the God) near Salekhard. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

View across the River Ob from Cape Angelskiy, a Khanty sacred site of 'Luck Avt' (Cape of the God) near Salekhard. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

A 300 km road under construction linking Western Siberian gas town of Nadym with the regional capital, Salekhard. Yamal, Russia.

A 300 km road under construction linking Western Siberian gas town of Nadym with the regional capital, Salekhard. Yamal, Russia.

A 300 km road under construction linking Western Siberian gas town of Nadym with the regional capital, Salekhard. Yamal, Russia.

Heavy machinery being used in the construction of a 300 km road linking the Western Siberian gas town of Nadym with the regional capital, Salekhard. Yamal, Russia.

Heavy machinery being used in the construction of a 300 km road linking the Western Siberian gas town of Nadym with the regional capital, Salekhard. Yamal, Russia.

An aerial view of the frozen River Ob near Salekhard in the south of the Yamal Peninsula with the Polar Ural Mountains in the distance. Western Siberia, Russia

A Nenets woman with her reindeer sled stands infront of reindeer skin tents in Salekhard as part of the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

two young Khanty women wearing traditional reindeer skin coats with fox fur collar & decorated with inlaid fur. The one on the right has extensive bead work decoration on the front and shoulders. Salekhard, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Opening panel at the Light and Soul of Yamal, the exhibition of Bryan Alexander's pictures of the Yamal. The show was in Salekhard, Siberia, and opened in December 2010

Nenets reindeer herders selling reindeer meat at a market in Salekhard. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

A display of tents and other Nenets material culture in Salekhard's Shemanovsky Museum. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A mid 15th Century copper ornament from a traditional Nenets man's belt. Salekhard, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A modern clock tower and apartment block in the centre of Salekhard, the capital of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

Chubynin Street in the centre of Salekhard with its modern buildings. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

An ice sculpture of a reindeer in the centre of Salekhard. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

An ice sculpture at night in the centre of Salekhard. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Chubynin Street at night in the centre of Salekhard with its modern buildings. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

A large metal sculpture of a reindeer on the outskirts of the town of Salekhard. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Modern apartment blocks in the town of Salekhard, capital of the Yamal region. Northwest Siberia, Russia.

Modern buildings in the town of Salekhard, capital of the Yamal region. Northwest Siberia, Russia.

Monument of the Arctic Circle near Salekhard, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Modern offices of the town Administration in Salekhard, the capital of the Yamal region. Northwest Siberia, Russia.