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Andrey Moldanov, A Khanty reindeer herder, standing on his sled. Khanty Mansiysk, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000
RWS0013-07:   Andrey Moldanov, A Khanty reindeer herder, standing on his sled. Khanty Mansiysk, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000.
 
Herders and their reindeer travelling across the tundra in Khanty Mansiysk, W. Siberia, Russia. 2000
RWS0026-27:   Herders and their reindeer travelling across the tundra in Khanty Mansiysk, W. Siberia, Russia. 2000.
 
Nenets woman and boy stand by a snow covered reindeer skin tent. Yamal. Siberia. 1993
RY.0018-36:   Nenets woman and boy stand by a snow covered reindeer skin tent. Yamal. Siberia. 1993.
 
Nenets men check their fish net set under the ice on a lake in the Gydan Peninsula. W.Siberia, Russia. 2000
RWS0050-07:   Nenets men check their fish net set under the ice on a lake in the Gydan Peninsula. W.Siberia, Russia. 2000.
 
Nenets reindeer herders, Sasha Yeyvi (right) with Sertoharby, his grandfather, dressed in traditional reindeer skin winter clothes, holding Broad Whitefish they have just caught in a net under the ice. Gydan, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000
RWS0055-19:   Nenets reindeer herders, Sasha Yeyvi (right) with Sertoharby, his grandfather, dressed in traditional reindeer skin winter clothes, holding Broad Whitefish they have just caught in a net under the ice. Gydan, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000.
 
Albina, A Nenets girl, poses with her pet cygnet at a summer camp near Nadym, Yamal, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000
RWS0134-25:   Albina, A Nenets girl, poses with her pet cygnet at a summer camp near Nadym, Yamal, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000.
 
Nenets men, Lyange, Slava & Nikolai, hauling a fish net with a catch of Muksun near the mouth of the River Ob, Yamal, Northwest.Siberia, Russia. (2000)
RWS0159-08:   Nenets men, Lyange, Slava & Nikolai, hauling a fish net with a catch of Muksun near the mouth of the River Ob, Yamal, Northwest.Siberia, Russia. (2000).
 
A Nenets fishermens' camp on the bank of the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia
RY.4721-03:   A Nenets fishermens' camp on the bank of the River Taz. Tazovsky region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia.
 
Portrait of Nitu, an elderly Nenets woman, at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia
RY.4723-16:   Portrait of Nitu, an elderly Nenets woman, at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia.
 
Nenets women and children in traditional dress at a reindeer festival. Yamal. Siberia. Russia. 1993
RY.0013-14:   Nenets women and children in traditional dress at a reindeer festival. Yamal. Siberia. Russia. 1993.
 
Vera Khudi, a Nenets woman, sewing A Nenets woman sewing a pair of traditional reindeer skin boots inside her tent. Yamal. Siberia. Russia. 1993
RY.0036-04:   Vera Khudi, a Nenets woman, sewing A Nenets woman sewing a pair of traditional reindeer skin boots inside her tent. Yamal. Siberia. Russia. 1993.
 
Sergey Khudi, a Nenets reindeer herder selects draught reindeer from a corral. Yamal, Siberia. 1993
RY.0054-29:   Sergey Khudi, a Nenets reindeer herder selects draught reindeer from a corral. Yamal, Siberia. 1993.
 
Zina Khudi, a Nenets woman, drives a train of reindeer on the migration Yamal. Siberia. Russia. 1993
RY.0061-09:   Zina Khudi, a Nenets woman, drives a train of reindeer on the migration Yamal. Siberia. Russia. 1993.
 
The sun rises behind reindeer skin tents at a winter camp of a group of Nenets herders. Yamal. Siberia. 1993
RY.0075-29:   The sun rises behind reindeer skin tents at a winter camp of a group of Nenets herders. Yamal. Siberia. 1993.
 
Yakhaney Serotetto, an elderly Nenets woman, leads a train of reindeer sleds down the icy banks of the River Ob. Yamal, Siberia, Russia. 1993
RY.0077-02:   Yakhaney Serotetto, an elderly Nenets woman, leads a train of reindeer sleds down the icy banks of the River Ob. Yamal, Siberia, Russia. 1993.
 
Valera Serotetto, a Nenets boy, practises throwing his lasso. Yamal, W. Siberia, Russia
RY.0123-06:   Valera Serotetto, a Nenets boy, practises throwing his lasso. Yamal, W. Siberia, Russia.
 
Rosa Khudi, a Nenets woman harnesses draught reindeer in a corral at their summer pastures. Yamal. Siberia. Russia.
RY.0126-08:   Rosa Khudi, a Nenets woman harnesses draught reindeer in a corral at their summer pastures. Yamal. Siberia. Russia..
 
Aleksey Serotetto, a Nenets boy, proudly holds up a Whitefish that he has caught in a tundra lake. Yamal. Siberia. Russia.
RY.0141-16:   Aleksey Serotetto, a Nenets boy, proudly holds up a Whitefish that he has caught in a tundra lake. Yamal. Siberia. Russia..
 
Valya Serotetto, a young Nenets woman, rests her draught reindeer, allowing them to graze on sedges during a rest stop during their autumn migration. Bovanenkovo. Yamal Peninsula. Siberia. Russia
RY.0150-22:   Valya Serotetto, a young Nenets woman, rests her draught reindeer, allowing them to graze on sedges during a rest stop during their autumn migration. Bovanenkovo. Yamal Peninsula. Siberia. Russia.
 
Inside a reindeer skin tent a Anastasia Pulka, a Nenets woman, comforts her baby daughter, Elvira. Yamal, Siberia, Russia
RY.0230-32:   Inside a reindeer skin tent a Anastasia Pulka, a Nenets woman, comforts her baby daughter, Elvira. Yamal, Siberia, Russia.
 
Draught reindeer graze around a Nenets herders'camp on the Spring migration. Yamal. Siberia. Russia.
RY.0250-17:   Draught reindeer graze around a Nenets herders'camp on the Spring migration. Yamal. Siberia. Russia..
 
Northern lights, Aurora borealis, over a Nenets reindeer herders camp. Yamal Peninsula, W.Siberia, Russia
RY.0460-19:   Northern lights, Aurora borealis, over a Nenets reindeer herders camp. Yamal Peninsula, W.Siberia, Russia.
 
Shura Khudi, a Nenets girl, warmly dressed in reindeer skin clothing, carries snow to melt for water. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia
RY.0607-13:   Shura Khudi, a Nenets girl, warmly dressed in reindeer skin clothing, carries snow to melt for water. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia.
 
Yulena Serotetto, a Nenets woman, and her daughter, Marina, dressed up in traditional reindeer skin clothing for a Spring reindeer herders' festival. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia
RY.0611-01:   Yulena Serotetto, a Nenets woman, and her daughter, Marina, dressed up in traditional reindeer skin clothing for a Spring reindeer herders' festival. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia.
 
Dark clouds gather behind a reindeer herder's tent as a Khanty woman hangs up her washing to dry at a camp in the Polar Ural Mountains. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.
RY.0752-21:   Dark clouds gather behind a reindeer herder's tent as a Khanty woman hangs up her washing to dry at a camp in the Polar Ural Mountains. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia..
 
A Nenets reindeer herder returns to his camp on the tundra by snowmobile during a winter storm. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia
RY.0801-16:   A Nenets reindeer herder returns to his camp on the tundra by snowmobile during a winter storm. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia.
 
Khanty women in traditional dress at a Spring festival in the village of Pitlyar. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia
RY.0803-13:   Khanty women in traditional dress at a Spring festival in the village of Pitlyar. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.
 
Wearing traditional reindeer skin Malitsa (tunic) & boots, Edik Serotetto, a young Nenets man, carrying Muksun he has caught in a net set under the sea ice. Seyakha, Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia
RY.2101-06:   Wearing traditional reindeer skin Malitsa (tunic) & boots, Edik Serotetto, a young Nenets man, carrying Muksun he has caught in a net set under the sea ice. Seyakha, Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia.
 
During a Spring storm, blowing snow swirls around a Nenets reindeer herders' camp on the tundra near Tambey. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia
RY.2102-13:   During a Spring storm, blowing snow swirls around a Nenets reindeer herders' camp on the tundra near Tambey. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia.
 
Nenya Vanuito, a young Nenets girl, wearing a traditional hat with fur trim at a winter camp near Tambey. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia.
RY.2107-01:   Nenya Vanuito, a young Nenets girl, wearing a traditional hat with fur trim at a winter camp near Tambey. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia..
 
Two year old Daria Serotetto, a Nenets girl, watches children's cartoons on a Laptop with her father, Leova, inside the family's reindeer skin tent. Yamal. NW Siberia, Russia
RY.2601-01:   Two year old Daria Serotetto, a Nenets girl, watches children's cartoons on a Laptop with her father, Leova, inside the family's reindeer skin tent. Yamal. NW Siberia, Russia.
 
Velodia Yando, a Nenets fisherman, holds an 17.5 lb Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) inside an ice house by the Yuribey River. The ice house is used to freeze and store fish. It was built into the permafrost, 20 feet under the surface of the tundra and covers an area of 900 square metres. Gydan Peninsula, Yamal, Siberia, Russia
RY.2607-04:   Velodia Yando, a Nenets fisherman, holds an 17.5 lb Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) inside an ice house by the Yuribey River. The ice house is used to freeze and store fish. It was built into the permafrost, 20 feet under the surface of the tundra and covers an area of 900 square metres. Gydan Peninsula, Yamal, Siberia, Russia.
 
A Nenets reindeer herders summer camp at sunset on the tundra near Cup Lake. Gyda, Tazovsky Region, Yamal, Siberia, Russia
RY.2609-22:   A Nenets reindeer herders summer camp at sunset on the tundra near Cup Lake. Gyda, Tazovsky Region, Yamal, Siberia, Russia.

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