Photo exhibition "Archipelagos of the Arctic"

Location: Passage between buildings

The exhibition is dedicated to Russian chairmanship at the Arctic Council. The chairmanship was passed from Iceland and Russia will lead the chairmanship in 2021-2023. The exhibition includes around 40 photographs taken by famous polar travelers and members of the Russian Geographical Society Leonid Kruglov, Sergey Gorshkov and Mikhail Flint.

The Arctic Council is the leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation in the Arctic. The Arctic Council consists of the eight Arctic States: Russia, Denmark, Iceland, Canada, Norway, the USA, Finland and Sweden. One of the priorities of the Arctic Council is the conservation and restoration of the unique biodiversity of the Arctic region. The visitors will see the amazing remote landscapes and rare animals of the Russian Arctic. New Siberian Islands, Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya, Wrangel Island and Ushakov Island were beautifully portrayed by the authors of the exhibition. The authors of the exhibition, director Leonid Kruglov, photographer Sergey Gorshkov and ocean scientist Mikhail Flint captured the photos in their Arctic expeditions. The photos are supplemented with the author's texts.

About the authors

Sergey Vladimirovich Gorshkov is one of the most recognized Russian photographers. He is known for outstanding photographs of the wildlife of Kamchatka, Africa and the Far North. Sergey has received numerous awards, including the title of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. You can see his works in National Geographic, GEO, BBC Wildlife, etc. Gorshkov is the author of 8 photo-albums: “Bear”, “Kamchatka – the Vanishing world”, “Kamchatka”, “СatWalk”, "Wrangel Island", “Animal”, "Plateau Putorana" , "Taimyr Peninsula", "69 parallel", "Franz Joseph Land".

Leonid Leonidovich Kruglov is famous Russian documentary filmmaker, traveler, photographer and member of the Russian Geographical Society. He has worked for many magazines, including the magazine Vokrug sveta (Around the World). Leonid took part in numerous expeditions to the most remote places of the world. His film "The Great Northern Way" won the Best Documentary award at the II International Arctic film festival "Arctic Open".

Mikhail Vladimirovich Flint is an oceanologist, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientific director of the Ecology of the Seas and Oceans department and head of the laboratory at the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Mikhail Vladimirovich participated in and organized more than 45 sea and land expeditions. Flint has been an author of the 13 personal photo exhibitions and prefers shooting on film using old classic cameras.  He believes that photographs taken on film better reflect the true essence of the nature around us.

Organizers

• Paulsen Publishing House
• State Darwin Museum

Актуальные мероприятия

выставка2022