Winners of the Siena International Photography Awards 2017 in the category "Travel and Adventure"

Photo by: Alessandra Meniconzi. Location: Yamal, Siberia, Russia.

Description: Nenets are a former nomadic people in Russia, surviving in an inhospitable autonomous region in north-western Siberia. The Yamalo-Nenets region is a cold place, where in winter the temperature drops to -40 ° C and even to -50 ° C. Six-year-old Olya helps parents by collecting firewood.

Photo by: Willy Sanson.
Flight

Photo by Carlos F. Turienzo. Location: Scaftafeld, Iceland.

Description: After walking about four kilometers in the snow, we reached this place, where we enjoyed a magnificent view of the Skeidarayokudl glacier, located in the Vatnajökulll National Park.

Photo by: Chen Ruiyuan.
Ubein Bridge

Photo by Xingxing Yang. Location: Jianbian Village, Fuding City, Fujian Province, China.

Description: A fisherman on a small boat in a quiet sea that looks like a solid mirror. The emerging coastline and a flock of flying pigeons contribute to the scenic beauty of the landscape.

Photo by Sankar Sridhar. Location: Himachal Pradesh, India.

Description: Sanju, a shepherd of the Gaddi community, directs his herd through the Tamsar Pass in the state of Himachal Pradesh, on the Indian side of the Himalayas.

Photo by: Alessandra Meniconzi.
Corpus Christi

Photo by: Aristeidis Apostolopoulos
Caramel

Photo by: Emmanuel Rondeau. Location: Lake Victoria, Kenya.

Description: On the Kenyan side of Lake Victoria, fishermen illuminate the lake to attract fish. This lake suffers from overfishing and is slowly recovering. Only a few fishing villages survive on its shores. Having installed the light, the men will spend the whole night on the lake, hoping that tomorrow will be better.

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