Orda Cave again in Photoexpedition section of National Geographic Russia Magazine, March 2013.
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Search for Sunken Palace
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
Posters and Art Prints Are Available!
Dear friends!
Borders, bank systems and post services are not an issue for us anymore.
Now you may order any poster or art print or greeting card with any of our pictures here:
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If there is no photo you like, just inform us at info@phototeam.pro and we’ll upload the file you need to ARTFLAKES.
The Best NG Photographers – Special Issue
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.
National Geographic Russia – Orda Cover
And great article about diving into Orda Cave by Victor Lyagushkin in the NGR magazine.
To read the piece in the web click here
Jinn’s Jar – NG Reportage on Blue Lake Story
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
Victor’s Swans in Nat Geo
During the Blue Lake Awareness Project we made a unique series of underwater photos with swans. It turns that nobody before us did this. Our photos became more and more popular in the world, and one of ‘swan photos’ entered Final in BBC’s Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 competition in category ‘Birds’.
To read more click here
Ural Caves – NatGeo article
“The Cave-Dweller” – so the editors named a piece in National Geographic Russia dedicated to Ural caves and extreme photoshooting .
To know more click here
Belugas: Northern Mermaids – NG piece
One more publication in National Geographic Magazine
There are not too many legends about white whales in this part of the world. People say that St Zosimus, the founder of the Solovetsky Monastery, sailed to the island on a beluga’s back. There is also a legend that speaks of sailors, out at sea for many months, would become mad and would see belugas as beautiful naked women. Here, specifically, began the myth of mermaids.
To read the entire article click here
PHOTOFORUM 2012 (Moscow, 12-15 April 2012)
We participated in PHOTOFORUM 2012 – the largest exposition in Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS countries which shows the latest achievements in the field of imaging business. It is held within Consumer Electronics & PHOTO Expo-2012.
We were included to Photosalon “World Photography Stars” by National Geographic Russia and had our own exhibition:
During PHOTOFORUM 2012 Victor had his master-class “Extreme underwater photography”. Victor told to his listeners about challenges of underwater photoshooting, principles of underwater photography and special equipment, and principles of work with it. http://www.nat-geo.ru/news/877
