Russia, Yamal

Boats at the quayside in Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Khanty fishermen taking their budarka (boat) out in bad weather on the River Ob. Western Siberia.

An improvised weather vane made from drift wood and a can at a Khanty fishing camp on the River Ob. Western Siberia

Khanty boys holding a propeller made from drift wood in a strong wind by the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Arkhip Tokhma, A Khanty fisherman, working in his Budarka (boat) on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Arkhip Tokhma, A Khanty fisherman, working in his Budarka (boat) on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Arkhip Tokhma, A Khanty fisherman, and his wife Lidiya, in their Budarka (boat) on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Lidiya, a Khanty woman, cleans fish at a camp on the River Ob, watched by her grandson, Artiom. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Lidiya, a Khanty woman, cleans fish at a camp on the River Ob, watched by her grandson, Artiom. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Lidiya, a Khanty woman, hanging up Broad whitefish to dry at a camp on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Lidiya, a Khanty woman, hanging up Broad Whitefish to dry at a camp on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Lidiya, a Khanty woman, hanging up Broad whitefish to dry at a camp on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Khanty fisherman carrying their catch ashore on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Khanty fishing camp near Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Lidiya Tokhma & her daughter Yulia, Khanty women, sort a catch of Broad Whitefish at a camp on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Lidiya Tokhma & her daughter Yulia, Khanty women, sort a catch of Broad Whitefish at a camp on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Lidiya Tokhma a Khanty woman, takes a call on her mobile phone while cleaning a catch of Broad Whitefish at a camp on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Lidiya Tokhma a Khanty woman, cleaning a catch of Broad Whitefish at a camp on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Lidiya Tokhma a Khanty woman, cleaning a catch of Broad Whitefish at a camp on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

The roe from Broad Whitefish caught in the River Ob which is used to make caviar in the Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Broad Whitefish hanging up to dry at a Khanty fishing camp on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Broad Whitefish hanging up to dry at a Khanty fishing camp on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Arkhip Tokhma, A Khanty fisherman, preparing nets in his Budarka (boat) on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Maria, a young Khanty woman, rocks her baby, Zhana, in a traditional cradle at a fishing camp on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia.

Zhana, a one month old Khanty baby, is rocked in a traditional cradle at a fishing camp on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia.

In a hut at a fishing camp on the River Ob, Yelena, a Khanty woman, plaits her daughter

In a hut at a fishing camp on the River Ob, Yelena, a Khanty woman, plaits her daughter

Ljuda, a young Khanty girl, wearing a traditioanal dress in a hut at a fishing camp on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A Khanty couple prepare to go fishing in their Budarka (boat) on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia

A Khanty couple out fishing in their Budarka (boat) on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia

Khanty fishermen out fishing in their Budarka (boat) on the River Ob in the autumn near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia

Khanty fishermen out fishing in their Budarka (boat) on a misty morning on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia

A tug boat tows a barge carrying trucks through morning mist on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A tug boat tows a barge carrying trucks through morning mist on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A barge carrying trucks being towed on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Arkhip Tokhma, A Khanty fisherman preparing his Budarka (boat) on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Arkhip Tokhma, A Khanty fisherman setting a fishing net from his Budarka (boat) on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Olicia, a young Khanty woman, plaiting her daughter

Lidiya Tokhma, a Khanty woman, collecting water at a fishing camp on the river Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Lidiya Tokhma, a Khanty woman, collecting water with her grandaughter, Alona, at a fishing camp on the river Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Alona Tokhma, a young Khanty girl, collecting water at a fishing camp on the river Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

The town of Aksarka situated on the bank of the River Ob in the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

A Khanty woman and her daughter at a fishing camp on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Broad Whitefish hanging up to dry at a Khanty fishing camp on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Aninya, an elderly Nenets woman, wearing a woollen headscarf. Akasarka, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A cargo boat on the River Ob near Aksarka in the autumn. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Oksana Tokhma, a young Khanty woman, wearing a red tradional dress outside her family

Oksana Tokhma, a young Khanty woman, walks along a wooden jetty to her family

Oksana Tokhma, a young Khanty woman, walks along a wooden jetty at a fishing camp near Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Oksana Tokhma, a young Khanty woman, rows her family

Oksana Tokhma, a young Khanty woman, & her father manoeuvre their budarka (boat) out into River Ob near Akasarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Budarkas (boats) at a Khanty fishing camp on the River Ob at dusk near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Budarkas (boats) at a Khanty fishing camp on the River Ob at dusk near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Budarkas (boats) at a Khanty fishing camp on the River Ob at dusk near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A motor launch on the River Ob near Aksarka in the autumn. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

An elderly Khanty woman and her grandson walk along a narrow wooden jetty at a fishing camp on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Arkhip Tokhma, A Khanty fisherman, setting off to fish in his Budarka (boat) with his wife & grandson on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Arkhip Tokhma, A Khanty fisherman, outfishing in his Budarka (boat) with his wife & grandson on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Khanty women walk along a narrow wooden jetty at a fishing camp on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Khanty fishermen out fishing in their Budarka (boat) at sunset on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Arkhip Tokhma, A Khanty fisherman walking back to camp from his Budarka (boat) on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Arkhip Tokhma, a Khanty fishermen, at a fishing camp near Akasarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A wooden hut at a Khanty fishing camp on the River Ob near Aksarka. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Workers sorting fish from a conveyor belt at the fish plant in Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Workers sorting fish from a conveyor belt at the fish plant in Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A fishing boat approaching the quayside at Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Fishing boats at the quayside in Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Boxes of fish being winched out of the hold of a ship by crane at the quayside in Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Workers putting fish onto a conveyor belt at the fish plant in Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Workers sorting fish at the fish plant in Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Workers sorting fish at the fish plant in Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A deck hand throws a rope from a fishing boat as it prepares to dock at the quayside at Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Deck hands unloading boxes of fish from the hold of a fishing boat at the quayside in Aksarka on the River Ob. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Boreal forest in autumn colour near Gornoknyazevsk. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

View of the Ural Mountains & the River Ob from Gornoknyazevsk in the autumn. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Boreal forest and tundra in autumn colour near Gornoknyazevsk in the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

Boreal forest and tundra in autumn colour near Gornoknyazevsk in the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

View of the River Ob through boreal forest in autumn colour near Gornoknyazevsk. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Nenets fishermen in a Budarka (boat) on the River Ob near Gornoknyazevsk. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

An angler fishing in the River Ob at Gornoknyazevsk with the Ural mountains in the background. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

View of the River Ob in autumn from Gornoknyazevsk. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

View of the River Ob in autumn from Gornoknyazevsk. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Forest tundra near Gornoknyazevsk with larch trees in autumn colour. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Forest tundra near Gornoknyazevsk with larch trees in autumn colour. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Forest tundra near Gornoknyazevsk with larch trees in autumn colour. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Forest tundra near Gornoknyazevsk with larch trees in autumn colour. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

View of the River Ob in autumn from Gornoknyazevsk. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

View of the River Ob in autumn from Gornoknyazevsk. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

A Budarka (fishing boat) on the River Ob near Gornoknyazevsk with the Ural Mountains in the background. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A Budarka (fishing boat) on the River Ob near Gornoknyazevsk with the Ural Mountains in the background. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia