A British photographer has captured life at the ‘edge of the world’.
Timothy Allen, best known for his work on BBC’s Human Planet, trekked through the freezing Siberian wilderness for 16 days as he joined part of an 800km migration of reindeer in the Yamal-Nenets region, a name that roughly translates to ‘edge of the world’.
The stunning pictures feature the nomadic Nenets tribe, who drink blood to survive in -45C (-49F) temperatures.
Timothy’s epic journey, which will be revealed in an eight-minute documentary on Animal Planet USA, saw him travel across the bleak terrain of the frozen Ob River with the Nenets people in December last year.
Cold determination: Members of the Nenets tribe look to the camera with their reindeer and sledges in Siberia
A member of the Nenets tribe captured on camera by British photographer Timothy Allen, known for his work on BBC’s Human Planet
The sun sets behind the reindeer herd which grazes on the frozen tundra outside a camp in Siberia in December, 2016
The Nenets, also known as Samoyeds, are an indigenous people in northern arctic Russia.
They are the last people left in the world who preserve this unique style of reindeer herding in which they move huge herds of reindeer from summer pastures in the north to winter pastures just south of the Arctic Circle.
It is unknown whether the people guide the reindeer or whether the animals lead the people.
Epic Animal Journeys airs on Animal Planet USA, Monday 18th September at 11PM EST.
Anastasia glances at the camera through a sea of reindeer horns; she trekked through the freezing Siberian wilderness on an 800km migration of reindeer in the Yamal-Nenets region
Anastasia leads the herd on an annual migration through the Siberian wilderness in the Yamal-Nenets region
Good throw: Anastasia’s husband, Maxim, lassoed a reindeer in order to harness it up to pull a sledge in Siberia
The sun sets behind some of the reindeer herd that belong to the Nenets tribe in a region called Yamal-Nenets which roughly translates to ‘the edge of the world’
The spectacular northern lights illuminate the night sky in dramatic flashes of vivid green above an empty camp in Siberia
Timothy Allen (in Nenets clothes) and Tom (director) pictured during filming in Siberia in December 2016
A member of the Nenets tribe sits in the sledge as they begin to move on during the winter migration in Siberia
Frozen: A snow covered Timothy Allen looks to the camera as he follows the winter migration of the Nenets tribe in Siberia
The epic migration brings reindeer and humans on a 800km trek across the Siberian wilderness and over giant frozen rivers
Good housekeeping: The camp has to be packed away before the Nenets tribe move on to their next destination in Siberia
This is Maxim, who along with his wife Anastasia, owns the herd in Siberia. The Nenets, also known as Samoyeds, are an indigenous people in northern arctic Russia. They practice a style of reindeer herding that is the last of its kind in the world
A reindeer is lassoed during the epic migration across Siberia in which giant herds of reindeer are moved by the Nenets tribe
Tea time: Timothy Allen enjoys a warming break from the migration with Nenets tribe members as darkness falls in Siberia
It’s a dog’s life: Reindeer are not the only animals the Nenets take on their awesome journey and some of the other travelling animals are pictured here sleeping soundly in the comfort of a tent in Siberia last December
View from above: An aerial shot of the reindeer herd and the Nenets camp in Siberia as the tribes people watch over the camp