Russian Miner Spends His Breaks Taking Photos Of Foxes In The Arctic Circle
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!!
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!
So good, touching photos. I have just watch them with my 8 years old daughter. We enjoy them together. Regards from Argentina.
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!!
I've got already a huge fox tattooed, but I need another 40 right now! THX!!!!
I have loved wolves for a long time. I can totally appreciate these foxes. They're magnificent. too!
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!
LOVE these - the picture of the 'frosty' face - that is my favorite! I would buy the print!
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!
So grateful to have viewed these. Superb and I appreciate the amount of patience you have to get these. The kits are adorable!
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
I agree with another comment, thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures. Wothout you we would never see these beautiful creatures.
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
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!!
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.
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. =)
Totally beautiful animals. What a harsh environment they survive in.
How wonderful! I am grateful that you have published these picture. These animals are beautiful and Ivan is a beautiful person.
Astoundingly beautiful images; I would be humbled to see sights like that xx
I have an unnatural obsession with red foxes.....he just made my millennium.
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.
Stunning creatures and fantastic photographs. It will not be long when NG will sign him up!
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 ..... to see through his eyes is also a gift. Thanks Ivan!
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.....
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.
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.
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!
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST STUNNING. I love nature. And this guy takes amazing photos of these gorgeous beings!
OMG AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow! Gorgeous! Foxes are one of the most beautiful animals. I caught a quick shot of one in my yard last summer.
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...
Utterly gorgeous, exquisite expressions captured on these critters and immensely enjoying Mr. Kislov's talent and obvious love of nature!!!
Bloody amazing, wasted as a miner, should be a photographer full time.
Love it!! Truly love it!!!! Respect mother nature.. she's got so much pretty things that takes your breath away...
From one photographer to another, these photos are just absolutely stunning and fantastic! Oгромный успех!
I love these photos - what a talent he has to show us his surroundings - - thank you!
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.
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.
Valerie Ackerman I work to return to the wild orphaned and injured red and gray fox in Va., USA. These photographs are amazing!
Thank you for sharing. I love foxes after watching them in Candle Lake Saskatchewan.
Огромное спасибо Ивану! Это маленький рассказ о холоде, о семье, о трудностях в жизни любого существа живущего на нашей планете.
If we want these foxes to still exist up north in the future, maybe we should stop mining there....
I love wolves, but through your photos I see the beauty of foxes. Great job.
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!
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'
Yeah, calendar for sure. The pics are amazing!! Or sell high-res digital images so people could print quality prints all over world.
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
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!!!
Thank you Ivan for these - spasibo bolshoye - keep on taking photos (look at his website!)
I saw someone posted one of these amazing shots on his instagram and claimed it's his. His id: joeljohanez
What a treat, such wonderful pictures of such beautiful creatures!
Piękne zdjęcia.Lisy też mają prawo do życia tak jak my.Ja też kupilabym kalendarz z tymi zdjęciami.
He not only captured the beauty of these foxes, but also his love for the nature and these beautiful creatures.
My friend just sent me a link to here. All I can say is Awwwww so cute. Absolutely fantastic photography work. Yes make a calendar!
It's lovely to see the fox where it belongs. (Foxes are a pest in Australia and kill a lot of native wildlife.) Beautiful images. Thank you.
THANK YOU for sharing these pictures, in our region of Europe we barely see foxes at all, so beautiful pictures and creatures!
Just amazing! Thank-you Ivan for sharing your wonderful photos!!
Wonderful photographs.. what an amazing feat.. must have taken alot of hours and patience..I have never seen such stunning work
These are some of the most beautiful photographs I have seen in quite a long life.
These are so amazing! I love that every picture is taken with fox looking natural!
It seems odd for the author to describe the landscape as inhospitable when there are animals such as foxes and bears thriving there.
I'm no artist, but I know where is one when I see his work, just is pure orgasmic photography, congratulations! And spectacular subject!
Спасибо огромное за чудесные снимки. Для нас редкость посмотреть животный мир Чукотки. Спасибо еще раз. Сидней Австралия
Thank you so much, Ivan Kislov, for sharing your wonderful talent with us all!!!!
Wonderful photos!!! Thank you Ivan Kislov, for sharing your talent with us all!!
These are the most awesome photos of a gorgeous animal!!! I mean, absolutely stunning photos! Thanks so much for sharing!
Gorgeous photos! What a wonderful way to spend break time. The fox families look so close, so loving. Thanks for sharing them.
Amazing photographs of wild foxes ....this man is not only a very talented photographer he seems to have a connection with wildlife
Someone should tell him to make a calendar!!! I would DEFINITELY buy this!!
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!
So good, touching photos. I have just watch them with my 8 years old daughter. We enjoy them together. Regards from Argentina.
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!!
I've got already a huge fox tattooed, but I need another 40 right now! THX!!!!
I have loved wolves for a long time. I can totally appreciate these foxes. They're magnificent. too!
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!
LOVE these - the picture of the 'frosty' face - that is my favorite! I would buy the print!
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!
So grateful to have viewed these. Superb and I appreciate the amount of patience you have to get these. The kits are adorable!
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
I agree with another comment, thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures. Wothout you we would never see these beautiful creatures.
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
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!!
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.
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. =)
Totally beautiful animals. What a harsh environment they survive in.
How wonderful! I am grateful that you have published these picture. These animals are beautiful and Ivan is a beautiful person.
Astoundingly beautiful images; I would be humbled to see sights like that xx
I have an unnatural obsession with red foxes.....he just made my millennium.
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.
Stunning creatures and fantastic photographs. It will not be long when NG will sign him up!
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 ..... to see through his eyes is also a gift. Thanks Ivan!
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.....
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.
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.
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!
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST STUNNING. I love nature. And this guy takes amazing photos of these gorgeous beings!
OMG AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow! Gorgeous! Foxes are one of the most beautiful animals. I caught a quick shot of one in my yard last summer.
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...
Utterly gorgeous, exquisite expressions captured on these critters and immensely enjoying Mr. Kislov's talent and obvious love of nature!!!
Bloody amazing, wasted as a miner, should be a photographer full time.
Love it!! Truly love it!!!! Respect mother nature.. she's got so much pretty things that takes your breath away...
From one photographer to another, these photos are just absolutely stunning and fantastic! Oгромный успех!
I love these photos - what a talent he has to show us his surroundings - - thank you!
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.
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.
Valerie Ackerman I work to return to the wild orphaned and injured red and gray fox in Va., USA. These photographs are amazing!
Thank you for sharing. I love foxes after watching them in Candle Lake Saskatchewan.
Огромное спасибо Ивану! Это маленький рассказ о холоде, о семье, о трудностях в жизни любого существа живущего на нашей планете.
If we want these foxes to still exist up north in the future, maybe we should stop mining there....
I love wolves, but through your photos I see the beauty of foxes. Great job.
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!
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'
Yeah, calendar for sure. The pics are amazing!! Or sell high-res digital images so people could print quality prints all over world.
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
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!!!
Thank you Ivan for these - spasibo bolshoye - keep on taking photos (look at his website!)
I saw someone posted one of these amazing shots on his instagram and claimed it's his. His id: joeljohanez
What a treat, such wonderful pictures of such beautiful creatures!
Piękne zdjęcia.Lisy też mają prawo do życia tak jak my.Ja też kupilabym kalendarz z tymi zdjęciami.
He not only captured the beauty of these foxes, but also his love for the nature and these beautiful creatures.
My friend just sent me a link to here. All I can say is Awwwww so cute. Absolutely fantastic photography work. Yes make a calendar!
It's lovely to see the fox where it belongs. (Foxes are a pest in Australia and kill a lot of native wildlife.) Beautiful images. Thank you.
THANK YOU for sharing these pictures, in our region of Europe we barely see foxes at all, so beautiful pictures and creatures!
Just amazing! Thank-you Ivan for sharing your wonderful photos!!
Wonderful photographs.. what an amazing feat.. must have taken alot of hours and patience..I have never seen such stunning work
These are some of the most beautiful photographs I have seen in quite a long life.
These are so amazing! I love that every picture is taken with fox looking natural!
It seems odd for the author to describe the landscape as inhospitable when there are animals such as foxes and bears thriving there.
I'm no artist, but I know where is one when I see his work, just is pure orgasmic photography, congratulations! And spectacular subject!
Спасибо огромное за чудесные снимки. Для нас редкость посмотреть животный мир Чукотки. Спасибо еще раз. Сидней Австралия
Thank you so much, Ivan Kislov, for sharing your wonderful talent with us all!!!!
Wonderful photos!!! Thank you Ivan Kislov, for sharing your talent with us all!!
These are the most awesome photos of a gorgeous animal!!! I mean, absolutely stunning photos! Thanks so much for sharing!
Gorgeous photos! What a wonderful way to spend break time. The fox families look so close, so loving. Thanks for sharing them.
Amazing photographs of wild foxes ....this man is not only a very talented photographer he seems to have a connection with wildlife
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