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Never-Seen-Before Pics Of Stalin-Era USSR By US “Spy” Who Got Deported

As the USSR was busy rebuilding after World War II, an American Martin Manhoff landed in Moscow with a suitcase full of the latest photography equipment - and the skills to use it. Martin travelled throughout Russia by rail and was...

As the USSR was busy rebuilding after World War II, an American Martin Manhoff landed in Moscow with a suitcase full of the latest photography equipment - and the skills to...

Photographer Joins Illegal Mammoth Tusk Hunt In Siberia, Captures How They Get Rich, Get Drunk And Nearly Die

In Russia's isolated and remote region of Siberia, an underground economic boom is taking shape. Radio Free Europe photographer Amos Chapple, back in 2016, went inside the dark world of the Russian men illegally mining for tusks and remains of the...

In Russia's isolated and remote region of Siberia, an underground economic boom is taking shape. Radio Free Europe photographer Amos Chapple, back in 2016, went inside the dark world of the...

This Church Spire Is All That Remains Of A Village, Soon It Will Be Buried Completely

The village of Geamana once lay deep in a fertile valley, today it lies under 90 meters of industrial waste. All 2017 photos Copyright Amos Chapple/RFE/RL. Archive images courtesy Cornel Holhorea.

The village of Geamana once lay deep in a fertile valley, today it lies under 90 meters of industrial waste. All 2017 photos Copyright Amos Chapple/RFE/RL. Archive images courtesy Cornel Holhorea.

How We Tried To Deliver 12 Tons Of Food To Siberia’s Arctic North

A year on from the scariest assignment of my life I still have nightmares about ice shattering under truck wheels. For ten days and nights, I rode with Ruslan and his young helper as they rumbled along the Indigirka River to deliver 12...

A year on from the scariest assignment of my life I still have nightmares about ice shattering under truck wheels. For ten days and nights, I rode with Ruslan and his young helper...

Photographer Travels To The Coldest Village On Earth Where The Temperature Can Reach -71.2C (-96F)

If you think that winter has already come to your city, pictures from Oymyakon, the coldest village on Earth, might change your mind. With the lowest temperature of −71.2 °C (−96 °F), recorded in 1924, and the average for January being...

If you think that winter has already come to your city, pictures from Oymyakon, the coldest village on Earth, might change your mind. With the lowest temperature of −71.2 °C (−96...

I Spent 5 Days Wandering Around Kiev To Capture Its Spirit Through Street Art

I spent five days wandering the Ukrainian capital with a flashlight and a tripod, photographing the art which is capturing the spirit of today's Kiev. Since the deadly Euromaidan protests of 2014, murals have been appearing on the streets of Ukrainian...

I spent five days wandering the Ukrainian capital with a flashlight and a tripod, photographing the art which is capturing the spirit of today's Kiev. Since the deadly Euromaidan protests of...

My 21 Aerial Drone Photos Would Be Totally Illegal Today

Between the introduction of drone technology, and today's laws limiting or banning their use, there was a glorious period where you could fly a camera almost anywhere. Here are the results of two years travel with a quadcopter in my backpack.

Between the introduction of drone technology, and today's laws limiting or banning their use, there was a glorious period where you could fly a camera almost anywhere. Here are the results...

Photographer Travels From Yakutsk To Oymyakon, The Coldest Village On Earth

If you think that winter has already come to your city, pictures from Oymyakon, the coldest village on Earth, might change your mind. With the lowest temperature of -67.7°C (-90°F), recorded in 1933, and the average for January being -50°C (-60°F),...

If you think that winter has already come to your city, pictures from Oymyakon, the coldest village on Earth, might change your mind. With the lowest temperature of -67.7°C (-90°F), recorded...