boredpanda - Photographer Captured Polar Bears At An Abandoned Station In Russia And His Photos Won A Photography Contest

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Polar bears, as the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest land carnivores, are truly captivating creatures. However, most of us are used to seeing them surrounded by snow on the frozen waters of the Arctic. This is exactly why we were surprised to find out that Russian photographer Dmitry Kokh has managed to photograph these large animals at an abandoned weather station on Kolyuchin Island in the Chukchi Sea. The station was built in 1934 and closed in 1992. It is quite unusual to see polar bears walking around in what feels like a post-apocalyptic human land.

“I always wanted to get some nice shots of polar bears, and that was the main target of our expedition. We expected to meet them mostly on Wrangel Island, famous all around the world for being home to many bears. Not this year, as we found out later—maybe because of the very cold summer. But nature always sends you something when you least expect it—when we passed by Kolyuchin Island near the Northern coast of Chukotka, we saw some movement in the abandoned windows there. And when we got close—those were bears! Never before were they seen in those buildings, so that was once-in-a-lifetime situation,” the photographer told Bored Panda.

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Wildlife photographer Dmitry Kokh took mesmerizing and unusual photos of polar bears at an abandoned weather station

Image credits: Dmitry Kokh


The photographer had to travel to the farthest and most eastern part of the Russian Arctic to take these shots

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Abandoned weather station on Kolyuchin Island in the Chukchi Sea

Image credits: Dmitry Kokh



Image credits: Dmitry Kokh



Image credits: Dmitry Kokh


If someone asked how we imagine the end of the world looking, this image comes pretty close

Image credits: Dmitry Kokh



Image credits: Dmitry Kokh


“I always wanted to get some nice shots of polar bears, and that was the main target of our expedition,” said the photographer

Image credits: Dmitry Kokh


Just your regular largest land carnivores, chilling

Image credits: Dmitry Kokh



Image credits: Dmitry Kokh



Image credits: Dmitry Kokh

Dmitry has also captured polar bears in a more usual habitat for them

Image credits: Dmitry Kokh



Image credits: Dmitry Kokh


Thanks to talented artists like this, we are able to see the world beyond our daily routines