Darren Smith, Deputy Editorial Director, International Editions

Elena Chernyshova worked for months documenting the life of the residents of Norilsk, a Russian city and former gulag built to serve a massive mine north of the Arctic Circle. Chernyshova is a rare photographer equally adept at capturing landscapes and intimate people pictures. Her access into the lives of the people there is extraordinary. As the viewers, we are able to feel the claustrophobia of being trapped in a small apartment for months on end while the pitch black Siberian winter rages, and the oppression of living in one of the most remote and polluted places in the world. Yet, what comes through most in Chernyshova’s photos is our shared humanity. Despite all the