
Russian Miner Spends His Breaks Taking Photos Of Foxes In The Arctic Circle
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Russia’s remote north-eastern Chukotka region is an inhospitable arctic tundra, but even in this brutal landscape, Russian photographer Ivan Kislov can find beautiful signs of life among the foxes that live and hunt here in the wild. He agreed to talk to Bored Panda and tell us more about his amazing photos.
Kislov, who lives in the north-eastern port city of Magadan, works in Chukotka as a mining engineer. When he has time during his long shifts, he looks to photography for “relaxation from routine.” He likes to go on “hikes to inaccessible places, raftings,” or just simple walking tours to “observe the wildlife.”
Though he takes pictures of everything from bears and reindeer to wolves and stoats, Kislov says the foxes are often very willing models: “Foxes are curious and can come very close, and I shoot with wide angle and telephoto lenses.”
More info: ivankislov.ru | 500px | Facebook
We’d like to thank Ivan Kislov for talking to Bored Panda about his work and letting us use his photos. Good luck taking more amazing photos!
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Someone should tell him to make a calendar!!! I would DEFINITELY buy this!!
Kickstarter material. I'm in.
Check the links at the top of the page. On his FB page he says he will be releasing a photo book for sale in January
National Geographic would snap him up in a heartbeat
Love that pun! ;)
Took me a minute... hahaha (I also love a good pun)
Stunning photography and cracking pictures, without you Ivan, one would not have had the pleasure of seeing these beautiful foxes ty :) x
Very talented photographer and stunningly beautiful subjects! I would also buy a calendar!
What a beutiful animal!
Each one is as beautiful as the last.
what does the fox say :)
HATI HATI HATI HO
DING DING DING DINGI DING!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE
The fox video in question: что это за фигня!? Xaxaxaxa! :)
Jelena, sram te bilo ;-)
saddly that's wear my mind went too ; )
Where*
Awesome!
So good, touching photos. I have just watch them with my 8 years old daughter. We enjoy them together. Regards from Argentina.
No wonder they call good looking women foxes.
Superb photos! A calendar would be awesome, a book even better!
Ivan Kislov the amazing moments and lighting you have captured in these photosm tells me you're an artist, find yourself in the mines less!!
Thank you million times, Mr. Russian Miner !!!!!!!
Hope Mozilla foundation gives a call to Ivan !
That would be neat, I hope the do too!!!
I've got already a huge fox tattooed, but I need another 40 right now! THX!!!!
check all of his work https://500px.com/ivankislov
Absolutely Brilliant Photography !!! :) Extreme Talent Sir!!!
Wonderfull pictures Ivan !
I have loved wolves for a long time. I can totally appreciate these foxes. They're magnificent. too!
ivan congratulations ... your job is to take breath ... very good
wow
you can see his love and respect for the foxes in his photos..his heart is truly in this :)
Thank you Ivan for showing me the beauty of one of Gods amazing creatures!
These are just beautiful!!!
LOVE these - the picture of the 'frosty' face - that is my favorite! I would buy the print!
I love foxes and these are the most wonderful fox photographs I have ever seen - I hope there will be more of them
I'm in loved of this pictures!
Amazing. All of gods creatures are so beautiful.
This miner is a damn good photographer...........
Amazing photographs. Fantastic job. Agree about the calendar.
Ivan these are wonderful photos!!! Thank you :-)
Fantastic photos. Makes you really wonder how he does it. I am impressed.
what the BH is that man doing in a mine?????? argh! these are fantastic, awesome, amazing and at least 5 more superlatives! thank you
Kislov captures the fox so beautifully. I'm in love with each photo of them!
Поздравляю, удивительно красивые фотографии, животные, пейзаж!
Thank you!
So grateful to have viewed these. Superb and I appreciate the amount of patience you have to get these. The kits are adorable!
Wonderful photos... But just tu imagine to be there, looking at the foxes... Such a beautiful experience...
Absolutely beautiful! Please keep taking these amazing photos!
Beautiful photography. Thank you for sharing your part of the world Mr. Ivan Kislov.
Breath taking!
i likeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Wonderful photos, thanks :) I love foxes, I'm relaxed.
Hi Ivan! Nice shots
Great shots, including the ones of the photographer. Fantastic!
Simply Amazing <3
Awesome photos! Thank you for share with us. Congratulations
Gorgeous... deserves to be in some of the finest museums. Careful igor. You may need to trust your heart and keep with this! ;)
Amazing photos! Needs to offer a calendar or a coffee table book. His work is absolutely worthy of publication! Jo
He's a beautiful person inside and out. Thank you :) for letting us get a glimpse of the beautiful creatures God created . God bless you. <3
V very Awesome creatures, beautiful :)
RESPECT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I agree with another comment, thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures. Wothout you we would never see these beautiful creatures.
Stunning photos of one of the world's best animals!
Wonderful :)
Magnifique :)
Ivan Kislov I wish to thank you for the most beautiful picture of foxes i have ever seen, such stunning work of a creature I adore. Bless
FABULOUS ! What more to say.... Thank you so much for showing such beauties =^-^=
So perfect pictures ♥°▲°♥
So beautiful.
Do a calendar! Thats a great eye you have. I would buy one from you! Just publish it yourself thru the web and make some extra bucks.
Me Too! He has a great eye and those where hard work to get also! Make a calendar!!! I would DEFINITELY buy this!!
Beautiful...every single one. Just beautiful. :')
YOU ARE AWESOME!!! I LOVE FOXES SO MUCH!!!
It's so beautiful!!!
This is amazing. Thank you for sharing. More of this kind of thing and less absorption in technology and social media is what we all need.
Beautiful
incredible! splendid
If someone is putting a email list for him, please update this post (though i did FB DM him). Or kickstarter - i'd do that too. =)
Awesome photos!
I think he should post these on ViewBug.com!
Awesome pictures. Thank you
Absolutely breathtaking. Thank you so much.
Love these photos
Totally beautiful animals. What a harsh environment they survive in.
Such beautiful creatures. Thank you for those stunning photos.
That's amazing and sooo beautiful! ;) Keep going! M
I believe that these pictures of the foxes are some of the best that I have ever seen. Wonderful photographer's eye. Good job.
Pure beauty!
great work, bravo !
Fantastic, thanks from France
these pictures are works of art! Stunningly beautiful!
I almost became a fox! Wonderful!
How wonderful! I am grateful that you have published these picture. These animals are beautiful and Ivan is a beautiful person.
Adorable, I love foxes . He really captured their spirit. Beautiful.
Astoundingly beautiful images; I would be humbled to see sights like that xx
adorable
Gorgeous!
fantastic foto's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not just brillent.....Stunning...
This is so cool!! Beautiful animals, and amazing photography! Thanks so much for sharing this.
I have an unnatural obsession with red foxes.....he just made my millennium.
Very lovely pics, thank you!
Иван, молодец! Замечательные фотки захватывающие характер этого прекрасного животного.
Иван, молодец! Замечательные фотки захватывающие характер этого прекрасного животного.
Иван, молодец! Замечательные фотки захватывающие характер этого прекрасного животного.
I love these photos! I especially love those shots featuring the babies. This is beautiful work.
fabulous... the eyes of the wild in the eyes of a man.. speak up.. the world is listening
Stunning creatures and fantastic photographs. It will not be long when NG will sign him up!
Beautiful ~ Thank You
When you have all these beauty, cold fresh air and super lens Nikon?, surounded by solitude and all Godly things. Money becomes irrelevant.
Спасибо Ивану ваша любовь к этим прекрасных созданий, очевидно, эти фотографии являются фантастическими, и я согласен, вы должны сделать кал
Beautiful! Thank you! :-)
Beautiful! Thank you! :-)
Very beautiful pictures! Very talented!
Beautiful, he is very talented!!
Wonderful, he has an artist's eye!!
I keep looking at them...amazing!
amazing!
Thanks, Ivan, for these amazing pictures!
beautiful ..... to see through his eyes is also a gift. Thanks Ivan!
Such a beautiful animal. Thank you for sharing...
I love everything about this...Can't wait for the book...Hope it raises awareness about these magical creatures...Please don't wear fur...
He doesn't wear gloves! Poor guy, lol.
Don't think you are a miner! But one thing for sure you had enough time to take some excellent pictures!..
AWESOME PHOTO'S and Work Dude - Just Awesome and good work - keep it up.....
I'm with Tikakawet: book or calendar, I'd buy them both!
Absolutely stunning. I'm with titakawet below - book or calendar, I'd buy them both!
Ivan, can you find a way to make prints of these wonderful, gorgeous photos available?
Fantastic, wonderful, gorgeous photos of one of my favorite animals. I would buy prints, if made available.
These are fascinating creatures! Gorgeous photos...thanks so much for sharing.
I want a calendar too!
Someone should tell him to leave the mine...
Someone should tell him to leave the mine...
Dude, you made me want to be you for this brief instant!
awesome
Wonderful!
Thank you! That's all i say!...
Thank you...! That's all i can tell!
Brilliant-make some dosh from them,Ivan;many of them would make wonderful Xmas cards.
Чтобы сделать такие снимки, нужно большое терпение и мастерство художника. Спасибо Вам большое, Иван.
absolutely amazing, beautiful pictures :)
Wow gorgeous animals!
Foxes are so cool!
These are so stunning. He really should just do wildlife photographer full time!
Absolutely beautiful, thank you for these photos. It makes us want to love foxes!
как хорошо (y)
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST STUNNING. I love nature. And this guy takes amazing photos of these gorgeous beings!
OMG AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us :-)
Pentax K-3 with the 60-250mm DA lens, ya? Excellent shots
These pictures are the most awesome ever!
Wow!
Wow!
Wow! Gorgeous! Foxes are one of the most beautiful animals. I caught a quick shot of one in my yard last summer.
Wonderful!
Absolutely beautiful!
I have always wanted a Fox for a pet, but I heard it said that a Fox can not be domesticated, now I don't know for sure...
Love it. I wish there were more humans with kinder hearts on this earth
EESPECTACULAR!!!!
Incredibly beautiful photographs! These animals should never ever end up as lining for some stupid hood!!!
Incredibly beautiful photographs! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful, just fantastic photography.
Utterly gorgeous, exquisite expressions captured on these critters and immensely enjoying Mr. Kislov's talent and obvious love of nature!!!
Amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Superbes photos.
Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing them!
Спасибо!
gratulacje !!!!!!!
This is just so, so beautiful.
Bloody amazing, wasted as a miner, should be a photographer full time.
Number 3 is my favourite <3
Pretty neat pics. ..
AWESOME!!!
Such amazing photos!
Deeply impressed. AMAZING PICTURES!
Love it!! Truly love it!!!! Respect mother nature.. she's got so much pretty things that takes your breath away...
outstanding work! what insight!
Magnificent xxx A very polished artist with a fine compositional eye
magnifique
an incredible sense of beauty! thank you!
fantastic, wonderful, lovely <3
What a beautiful photo essay. I love the fox for it's mystery and natural beauty. Ivan has done a fine service to these wild creatures.
amazing work, thanks for share this
really lovely photos...thanks for sharing
Bravo!!! Best fox pics I've ever seen!!!
From one photographer to another, these photos are just absolutely stunning and fantastic! Oгромный успех!
Exquisitely beautiful!
Wonderful pictures, such a beautiful animal.
Wow-wow-wow!!!! Beautifully captured!!!
I love these photos - what a talent he has to show us his surroundings - - thank you!
Totally beautiful. Wow good photographer.
Definitely a wonderful photographer, unique in many ways with the close ups. I love those photos. I would love to see more of his work.
Amazing. Changed my concept of foxes.
Wow, beautiful pictures!
PLEASE make National Geographic aware of this guy, deserves the exposure for sure.
I have never seen such beautiful pictures of Foxes. Thank you for the great gift you shared.
I have never seen such exquisite pictures of Foxes. This photographer is excellent. God bless him for the joy of seeing these.
Wonderful, Nice break of Yours. Amazing Talent
amazing
amazing...
Valerie Ackerman I work to return to the wild orphaned and injured red and gray fox in Va., USA. These photographs are amazing!
Awesome~! Cute!
Wonderful photos. Absolutely.
Just wonderful! Thank you for these amazing photos!! I LOVE Foxes!!!
Beautifully phitigraphed! :)
Photographed.
Beautifully photographed! :)
Thank you for sharing. I love foxes after watching them in Candle Lake Saskatchewan.
Firefox! I see Firefox everywhere!
Firefox, Firefox everywhere!
amazing!!
He has a book out in January 2015. I wish bored panda posted a link or some shout out so he could get some bucks for his wonderful work.
loved it! omg made my heart melt
absolutely awesome, good job man
well I think the foxes are not afraid of the man with a camera and trust him.
Огромное спасибо Ивану! Это маленький рассказ о холоде, о семье, о трудностях в жизни любого существа живущего на нашей планете.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If we want these foxes to still exist up north in the future, maybe we should stop mining there....
Beautyful
maravilhoso é pouco...
Maravilhoso é pouco...
I love wolves, but through your photos I see the beauty of foxes. Great job.
How did he get so close??
How did he get so close???
I love everything about this!!
My kid says AWESOME and I say BREATHTAKING!!!!
Really Beautiful. Really. Thanks I needed some beauty today.
Amazing work!
This is so so cute and some AMAZING shots defiantly make something now I want a fox they are so beautiful in the wild!!!!!!! who knew?
Gorgeous, stunning photography. The subjects are so majestic and beautiful. Sir, you have a true talent. I too, would buy a calendar!
Wow! Beautiful
Simply stunning. These photos need to be shared everywhere! You have a talent.....please keep doing what you're doing.
Definately a calender the best pic I have seen since 'Underwater Dogs'
The most beautiful selection of fox photos i've seen in awhile. I LOVE FOXES
Superb! I love your work!
Yeah, calendar for sure. The pics are amazing!! Or sell high-res digital images so people could print quality prints all over world.
Love it you can never get enough of these picture
Thank you. I really enjoyed your photos.
These fox are adorable. I'm so in love with them. Thank you Kislov, you are special photographer for me. <3
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your talent. :) Foxes are one of my favorite animals
butiful picters <3
OMG!!! I'm speechless, they are beautiful living beings... Please, stop stealing their fur, they need more than all of us!!!
OMG!!! I'm speechless, they are beautiful living beings... Please, stop stealing their fur, they need it more than all of us!!!
Awesome!!!
Awesomley chilling photo's !
Thank you Ivan for these - spasibo bolshoye - keep on taking photos (look at his website!)
Such beauty in such an inhospital scenery!
Only one word: GREAT!!
What kind of camera/lens combo is that?!?
I saw someone posted one of these amazing shots on his instagram and claimed it's his. His id: joeljohanez
Awesome!
Absolutely stunning and beautiful!!!
great pics:)))) thanks for the big heart and the big effort...