Barguzin Valley

• Prize
  Gold in Press/Travel/Tourism
• Photographer
  Alexander Vedernikov, Russian Federation
• Studio
  Kommersant Publishig House
• Website
  http://alved.ru/

Barguzin valley is located in Russia in Republic of Buryatia. Barguzin River has a length of about 480 km and flows into Barguzin Bay of Lake Baikal. On the right, along the course of Barguzin river, Barguzin Ridge rises, and on the left - Ikat ridge, between which the Barguzin valley is located with fertile lands, remarkably suitable for animal husbandry and agriculture.
Barguzin valley is called the land of "Bargujin Tokum" - the historical ancestral homeland of all Buryats.
Today, Buryats, Evenks, and Russians live here, and they worship Buddhism, shamanism, and Christianity.

Alexander Vedernikov is a member of the union of Russia photoartists, author of many personal and collective exhibitions of photographs, participant and winner of Russian and international photography contests. Currently a freelance photographer of Kommersant Publishing House.