The amazing photo of white whale Petrovich by our photographer Viktor Lyagushkin, which won the Best Edit Award from National Geographic Headquarters, was so attractive, that it turned attention of another National Geographic regional magazine – Nordic.
Please meet Whale Petrovich in NG Nordic!
White Rivers in White Sea this is title of our publication in National Geographic Russia Magazine July 2013 about mystery phenomenon, which had been discovered by our team in April 2013 at Polar Circle.
Plunging under the ice of the bay Biofiltry on the White Sea, we found that the bay’s basin at 7 m deep seemed to be filled with smoke. At touch smooth interface between the transparent and whitish water heaved with swirls and its smooth contours restored only few hours later. “Smoke” had a strong smell of hydrogen sulfide.
Although hydrogen sulfide is used for medical purposes, such as hydrogen sulfide baths, the gas is very toxic. Even a small amount of hydrogen sulfide in the air inhaled causes dizziness, headache, nausea; and its significant concentration leads to coma, convulsions, pulmonary edema, and even death. For marine life hydrogen sulfide is as much as dangerous. Divers’ anxiety was clear, so they took samples of the water and turned to the scientists. The explanation was surprising and not simple.
During our expedition to White sea, where we did a surprising discovery, Viktor made a shot of a 20 year old white whale named Petrovich. The beluga basked in the spring sunshine and was happy about spring coming.
The photo of whale Petrovich became popular; image with some info on white whales was published in National Geographic Russia Magazine (June 2013) and won the Best Edit Award from the National Geographic Headquarters! Congrats Viktor!
Yay! This needs no comments! Magic World of Blue Lake photo by Viktor Lyagushkin wins week 3 National Geographic Traveller Photo Contest
Orda Cave again in Photoexpedition section of National Geographic Russia Magazine, March 2013.
September 2012 we joined National Geographic expedition at Issyk-Kul Lake, searching for sunken Tamerlan’s Palace. It was really exciting adventure, we are looking forward to seeing a big piece in the National Geographic Magazine, and cannot tell you all the story. We should keep the secret.
Now just small announcement in the National Geographic Russia, March 2013 issue.
text: Bogdana Vashchenko, photo: Viktor Lyagushkin
Dear friends!
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Meet the best National geographic photograpers in special National Geographic Russia issue.
There is a great company: David Doubilet, Paul Nicklen and Victor Lyagushkin with photos from Orda Cave, Blue Lake and White Sea.
And great article about diving into Orda Cave by Victor Lyagushkin in the NGR magazine.
To read the piece in the web click here
National Geographic Russia Magazine has published a big article about Blue lake Awareness Project and added a photo with Victor and his photo equipment to the editor-in chief’s word to the reader:
Jinn’s Jar
Residents relate the story of a 115-year old man, a member of WWI’s legendary ‘Wild Division’ cavalry, who said the elders of his day called the lake ‘Jinn’s Jar’, referring to powerful, demon-like spirits said to live in vessels shaped like lamps or jars and also because the lake’s shape resembled an inverted jar or lamp with narrowing neck downwards to a lip at its bottom.
To read the Blue lake piece in the web click here