Best of Russia 2014: The Beauty of Nature

Best of Russia
Bashkiria

Bashkiria

VITALY VORONIN
"Best of Russia" is a photo project, unprecedented in scale, the project's goal is to authentically capture a year in the life of Russia in the most vivid and creative photographs
Pacification. National park “Onezh Seaboard”.

Pacification. National park “Onezh Seaboard”.

Nikolai Gernet
Thunderbolt. Lighting above a lake in Yekaterinburg.

Thunderbolt. Lighting above a lake in Yekaterinburg.

Sergei Bannich
Fire in a forest in the Tver region.

Fire in a forest in the Tver region.

Olga Chumachenko
The ghost village of Gamsutl is an abandoned ancient Avar settlement in Dagestan, North Caucasus. The village, which is carved in rock atop a 4600-feet high mountain, is barely noticeable these days.

The ghost village of Gamsutl is an abandoned ancient Avar settlement in Dagestan, North Caucasus. The village, which is carved in rock atop a 4600-feet high mountain, is barely noticeable these days.

Dmitry Chistoprudov
Lake Baikal in March.

Lake Baikal in March.

Andrei Grachev
The long-tailed rosefinch, a non-migratory bird common to Siberia and the Urals.

The long-tailed rosefinch, a non-migratory bird common to Siberia and the Urals.

Tatiana Smirnova
The birth of a white bear for the first time in 42 years is an important event in the life of Novosibirsk. The whole city was involved in the naming process, eventually opting to call him Shilka. Novosibirsk Oblast.

The birth of a white bear for the first time in 42 years is an important event in the life of Novosibirsk. The whole city was involved in the naming process, eventually opting to call him Shilka. Novosibirsk Oblast.

Andrey Chernikh
Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, at sunrise.

Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, at sunrise.

Alexei Charitonov
A road leading in the vast expanses of Bashkiria.

A road leading in the vast expanses of Bashkiria.

Vitaly Voronin
Cape Stolbchaty in the Kuril Islands. The natural columns resemble an amphitheater.

Cape Stolbchaty in the Kuril Islands. The natural columns resemble an amphitheater.

Vikror Pantus
The owlets in Volgograd Oblast.

The owlets in Volgograd Oblast.

Svetlana Shinkarenko
Houseleek pattern. Moscow region.

Houseleek pattern. Moscow region.

Victoria Smirnova
The stoats in Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.

The stoats in Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.

Alexandr Krivoshapkin
Tolbatchik volcano’s final blow. This volcanic eruption ended one year ago, but lava can still be seen. Kamchatka.

Tolbatchik volcano’s final blow. This volcanic eruption ended one year ago, but lava can still be seen. Kamchatka.

Denis Bud’kov
The water color of May in Ivanovo Oblast.

The water color of May in Ivanovo Oblast.

Tatiana Belyakova
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