Arctic
SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - The Russian Arctic is the home of the biggest polar bear population worldwide.
SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - When the winter ends the first polar bear mothers with their young appear from their dens in the snow.
SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - Uwe Anders (right) and his assistant Anatoly Ryzhow spent three months on Wrangel Island in the far northeast of Russia.
SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - In the short Arctic summer the Speckled Ground Squirrels need to eat big amounts to get as much fat as possible.
SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - Polar bears are the biggest land predators in the world.
SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - Waiting for the polar bears: When the ice melts more and more polar bears come to the shore. That’s Uwe Anders‘ best chance.
SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - The largest part of the Arctic belongs to Russia – from the White Sea in the west to the Bering passage in the east.
SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - The polar bears of Wrangel Island wait for the arrival of the Walruses.
SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - Polar Foxes are the masters of survival in the Arctic. In summer they live off the eggs and chickens of the Snow geese.
SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - The Wrangel Island lies in the far northeast of Russia. From here Alaska is not far.
SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - When the ice retreats, relicts from the past are uncovered: The tusk of a Mammoth.