Bronze 2017 / Editorial / Photo Essay

Toundra

  • Photographer
    charles xelot
  • Prizes
    Bronze in Editorial/Photo Essay

When the Nenets living in the toundra of the Yamal peninsula are gathering in village for the day of the reindeer, the past meets the present.

Charles Xelot is a photographer specialized in Russia. Exploring the limit between art and documentary, he devoted himself for many years to the deepening of a subject. His favorite themes are related to social and environmental changes. His work has been exhibited in Switzerland, France, Russia and Turkey. He has published five books and his work is present in the Borusan and Rothschild collections.