Shrouded in Ice and Fog, This City Is the Coldest in the World
Published 23 Jan 2018, 16:57 GMT, Updated 24 Jan 2018, 16:32 GMT
There is no problem with keeping fish frozen in this outdoor market, where fish are displayed like bunches of flowers.
Photograph by Steeve Iuncker, Agence VU, ReduxIn Yakutsk, outings are carefully planned. "Public transport is one of the few places people gather," says Iuncker.
Photograph by Steeve Iuncker, Agence VU, ReduxThick, icy fog shrouds the city.
Photograph by Steeve Iuncker, Agence VU, ReduxA traditional Siberian wooden house is juxtaposed against newer construction. Despite the cold, the economy is robust—local mines account for about a fifth of the world’s production of diamonds, while others sites hold natural gas, oil, gold, silver, and other sought-after minerals.
Photograph by Steeve Iuncker, Agence VU, ReduxA woman is bundled up against the cold inside a bus.
Photograph by Steeve Iuncker, Agence VU, ReduxA Ferris wheel lies dormant, in wait of warmer days.
Photograph by Steeve Iuncker, Agence VU, ReduxGrocery stores offer a splash of color in this otherwise black-and-white city.
Photograph by Steeve Iuncker, Agence VU, ReduxSmall restaurants offer a brief respite from the cold.
Photograph by Steeve Iuncker, Agence VU, ReduxA statue of Lenin keeps watch over the empty Lenin square.
Photograph by Steeve Iuncker, Agence VU, ReduxIuncker noticed that locals tended to visit one another a lot, but for only a few minutes: “They would come in, take off their first layer, drink hot tea, and have a toast with jam before bundling up again and stepping outside. It was as if their neighbors’ abodes served as relay points along their journey.”
Photograph by Steeve Iuncker, Agence VU, Redux