In the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia, where temperatures fall as low as -58 degrees Farhenheit in the winter, nomadic herders watch over more than half a million reindeer. The animals provide shelter, clothing and transport for the Nenets, an indigenous people who travel 600 miles miles across the Russian Arctic region every year.
Photographer Sergey Anisimov followed the Nenets earlier this year as they migrated across Yamal, which means "the end of the earth" in the indigenous language. Check out his photos, below.
- A reindeer flock is seen at a nomad camp, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.A reindeer herder woman looks on at a nomad camp, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.A reindeer herder catches a reindeer at a nomad camp, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.A reindeer herder looks on at a nomad camp, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.A reindeer herder eats his meal at a nomad camp, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.Nenets are seen inside their shelter, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.A Nenet family, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.A Nenet kid plays chess as his animal is seen next to him in his shelter, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.A reindeer flock is seen at a nomad camp, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.A Nenet man prepares his snow motorcycle, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.A reindeer herder fondles a reindeer at a nomad camp, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.Reindeer herders ride snow motorcycles at a nomad camp, 150 km from the town of Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia on April 2, 2016.
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