Невероятные приключения американцев на Дальнем Востоке.

В своих рассказах о Большом Курильском Приключении-2019 я уже грозился раскрыть тему наших американских гостей, которых мы отдыхали от Камчатки до Сахалина. Ну, вот и пришло время!

А дело было так. Крис Буркард, один из самых известных в мире пейзажных фотографов (а потому и путешественник), много слышал и давно мечтал попасть на Курильские острова. В очередной раз рыская по интернетам в поисках хоть какой-то информации он наткнулся на мой блог и обнаружил там массу фоток, причём среди них — фотку с бассейном на Ушишире. Вот такие, наверное, фотки (первая — Д.З.):

Из чего он сделал очевидный вывод, что и туристам там тоже как-то удаётся оказаться. Но как?

Мечтами о Курилах он поделился со своим другом и коллегой Ренаном Озтурком, который по счастливой случайности был приглашён на старт нашей лыжной экспедиции на Северный полюс в апреле 2018-го. Там он пересекнулся с нашим сотрудником П.Т., отвечающим за подобные мероприятия, и поделился с ним курильскими мечтами Криса. И тут П.Т. удивил его тем, что я с группой моих традиционных путешественников как раз в следующем году опять собираемся на Курилы! Ещё одно случайное совпадение.

И уж совершенно случайно во всей этой истории оказалась моя случайная попутчица olly_ru, которая тут же загорелась идеей прокатить экстремальных блогеров-фотографов-путешественников по всей цепочке Курильских островов.

Потом была долгая утряска планов, бюджетов, договоров — это всё я оставлю в стороне. Единственно, что было быстро — это мое решение ехать на Курилы не только с нашей традиционной командой путешественников, но и с фото-видео-блогерами тоже. А также согласие взять с собой местного зоолога и большого специалиста по северо-тихоокеанским тюленикам Владимира Бурканова. Плюс к тому в путешествие отправились ещё несколько учёных и фотографов, все американцы — со всеми познакомлю, но чуть позже.

Вот так и получилась экспедиция #FromKurilsWithLove (инстаграм, твиттер). Подробнее можно почитать-посмотреть на научно-популярном ресурсе Tomorrow Unlocked.

Вот они, красавцы, за работой:

Ну, давайте знакомиться:

Ренан Озтурк (Renan Ozturk), путешественник и фотограф, много работ на NatGeo, легендарный альпинист и один из самых выдающихся документалистов-экстремалов, снимающих на больших высотах. Вместе с П.Т. разработал идею экспедиции #FromKurilsWithLove, в которой принял участие в качестве оператора-постановщика и сорежиссера.

Вот он про Курилы:

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The dream is real! Lots of team work, suffering with back wrenching loads, and a once in a lifetime weather window all came together for us to shoot Onekatan yesterday here in the remote Kuril Islands. We gave it everything we had for 40 hours, with very little sleep, food and water, experiencing the highest highs and lowest lows (see @chrisburkard’s current post about his drone). At this point we are feeling some heavy afterglow that will last a lifetime! ~ Currently we are all safe back on the boat headed south with a marine mammal expert @vnbkam who had decades of experience studying marine mammals in this region to witness he aftermath of a recent volcanic eruption that might have wiped out a sea lion rookery and one of his long term time-lapse cameras. Vladimir said that sea lions populations are down by 80% since the 1980’s and he is working hard to figure out the reasons why. Stay tuned… #fromKurilsWithLove @taylorfreesolo @jtkerby @tedhesser @rishisugla @tomorrow_unlocked @e_kaspersky @povel @_ryanhill_ @alejandroarango13 @ollyru999 @donreverendo

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Missing this place and all the thoughtful team members // Poweful words by @rishisugla “As we made our way down the footpath that crisscrossed long abandoned Soviet military roads and rusted iron barrels, we marveled over the chance to see this site rarely unmasked by cloud. Places like this, when they allow themselves to be seen, make easy claims that they deserve our care and attention. And maybe that’s what this place was asking us for. As my group made a final descent down to the black beach, built up slowly through millennia of breaking down basalt into sand, I wondered about other places rendered invisible not by fog but by other means. Places and people with beauty not of the jaw dropping variety that can make people stop at first sight, but those of a more subtle kind of aesthetic. Ones imbued with history and culture, from microbes to humans, that aren’t so easily captured by footage. For groundwater sitting for millennia beneath the surface. For worms sifting through soil. How do we lift the fog and remind ourselves of their beauty too? So we can not only care about places like this, which are worth our attention and heart, but for that which transcends the physical in ways much more difficult to explain.” #fromkurilswithlove @taylorfreesolo @chrisburkard @_ryanhill_ @tedhesser @povel @alejandroarango13 @jtkerby @e_kaspersky @ollyru999 #climatechange #ecology #oceans #writing #volcanoes #nature

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Words by @taylorfreesolo // The origin story of #fromKurilswithLove and our rag tag crew of vagabonds began when @renan_ozturk was documenting a North Pole expedition with @povel @tomorrow_unlocked. The two schemed up an adventure of a life time to the Kurils. Actually, rewind. Years prior, the @chrisburkard in his relentless search for beauty was scouring the interwebs for photos of this place. Many of those photos were taken by @e_kaspersky himself, the cyber security expert who has an exuberant love for the Kurils and spearheaded the trip. Together they began to assemble a crew for the expedition. That’s where I came in. I wondered if there might be an opportunity to add to the mission of creating epic imagery. Perhaps we could connect real and rigorous scientific perspectives and thus contribute to the efforts of establishing the Kurils as a Marine Protected Area through our stories. I wanted to bring in a “jack of all trades” oceanographer (@rishisugla) who could speak to the health of the marine ecosystem, dive with cameras, and had a desire to communicate the complexities of why, in an era of climate change, traveling this far to tell stories was important and how we could make it worthwhile. For terrestrial communication, no one better than @jtkerby. Jeff and I have been friends since we were in the same arctic climate change ecology lab at PennState. He’s an expert at using drone technology for mapping landscapes and changes in plant biomass — super important data for tracking climate impacts. He’s also a @natgeo photographer and science communicator extraordinare. Aerial magician @_ryanhill_ came aboard as 1st mate to Chris. Free-style rapper and photographer @tedhesser joined as AC to Renan. The unexpected stowaway @bigdaddivladi (Vladimir Burkanov) was a gift from the heavens, a marine mammal scientist who has studied sea lions here for over 30 years. I’m here to herd cats (boys with drones), follow the thru lines of this soon-to-be-film and help direct our cameras and microphones towards the moments of introspection and outrospectrion on the Kurils. On what they are teaching us about mama Earth as a whole and our place in it. Stay tuned : )

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Volcanic masterpiece of the Kurils. #fromkurilswithlove [see our boat in the background for scale] ~ @taylorfreesolo @chrisburkard @jtkerby @tomorrow_unlocked @povel @rishisugla @bigdaddivladi @donreverendo @alejandroarango13 @ollyru999 @e_kaspersky @_ryanhill_

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Тейлор Риз (Taylor Rees) — она просто безбашенно увлеченная документалистикой и защитой окружающей среды. Обладает удивительным даром рассказывать запоминающиеся истории. Тейлор стала третьим идейным вдохновителем, продюсером и сорежиссером проекта #FromKurilsWithLove, а также сыграла решающую роль в подборе ученых-популяризаторов для нашей экспедиции.

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Yesterday we spanned the spectrum from life to death. A morning of exuberant chaos as we followed marine mammal scientist Vladimir Burkanov to count the sea lion and fur seal populations on a nearby rookery, and then to Raikoke where sadly the sea lion colony did not survive the eruption. There were a few lone males on the rocks but all the females and pups were gone. The colony went from perhaps 1,000 sea lions to 30, if that. It would be impossible for the pups to have survived as they were only a few weeks old and can’t swim. In addition, thousands of birds circled the ash covered terrain in search of spots to build new homes. Against all odds though, life does prevail in any way it can. The first photo is a fur seal pup from a healthy rookery : ) #fromkurilswithlove #survival @chrisburkard @renan_ozturk @jtkerby @tedhesser @rishisugla @tomorrow_unlocked @e_kaspersky @povel @_ryanhill_ @alejandroarango13 @ollyru99 @donreverendo @vnbkam

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This baby arctic fox was the first to greet us when we landed on Ushishir island. The mother of all these young pups immediately went on the hunt for scraps of food from our camp, cruising around our gear and even walking right over @povel face as he napped in the grass. Without any natural predators on the island they certainly had no fear! ~ @renan_ozturk @chrisburkard @jtkerby @tedhesser @rishisugla @tomorrow_unlocked @e_kaspersky @_ryanhill_ @alejandroarango13 @ollyru99 @donreverendo @bigdaddivladi @goalzero @manfrottoimaginemore @loweprobags @sonyalpha #sonyalphafemale #fromkurilswithlove

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Крис Буркард (Chris Burkard) — с ним вы уже знакомы по предыдущим рассказам. Он один из самых известных в мире пейзажных фотографов, 3.5 миллиона(!) подписчиков в Instagram. Это он стал основным «заводилой» нашего курильского проекта. А поскольку его фотки и комментарии увидели миллионы его подписчиков, то в ближайшие годы тур-индустрия Камчатки и Курил может оказаться под большой угрозой… переполнения ~~стека~~ своих возможностей. Кстати, он вместе с Ренаном отсняли терабайты видео, ждём фильма!

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It’s no secret I like to shoot wide angle.. sometimes the wider the better it seems. It could stem from my days shooting fisheye surf photos or maybe that fact that I love the intimacy and closeness that a wide angle provides. Something about feeling apart of the action or in an earshot or the conversation has always been intriguing. My go to lens has always been the 16-35 F2.8 but I regularly use the 12-24 and even the APS-C mount 10-18mm (even if it vignettes a little) in the Kurils.. we were so close to such big volcanoes that it kinda seemed like the best way to document them. A7r4 + 10-18mm f4 #fromkurilswithlove @renan_ozturk @taylorfreesolo @rishisugla @jtkerby @tomorrow_unlocked

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Between the two small islands laid a tidal reef where waves broke off in both directions. After staring at this on maps & computer screens for years It was a real gift to see it break. There was a time where this sort of thing would keep me up at night knowing It hasn’t been surfed. But now I’m just content having seen it with my own eyes. The fact that unridden waves like this exist at all brings me such joy. #fromkurilswithlove

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Maybe it’s just meaningless data? Or could a photo can be more than that. Often when I study photographs the more significant they seem to become.. like this image of darkness & light both competing for equal space and yet somehow there we are in the middle straddling the line. Balance in everything I guess. #fromkurilswithlove

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Our boat, The Afina, dwarfed by the scale of active volcanoes & thousands of displaced sea birds carries as many crew as passengers. 24 in total. Sailors, engineers, cook, captain, 1st mate etc etc. all with Russian names we are struggling to pronounce, so often exchange smiles or share coffee we brought to show appreciation. Boats traveling in these rough waters are mandated to carry enough crew in case anything goes wrong. We have been lucky with good weather but their stories & videos of evading storms, waking up to boats covered in ash & weeks of bad weather are horrific. . #FromKurilsWithLove @taylorfreesolo @renan_ozturk @jtkerby @tedhesser @rishisugla @tomorrow_unlocked @povel @_ryanhill_

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For some places you can ‘love it to death’ by overexposing it via social media. In the case of this #FromKurilsWithLove film, I thought that may be the case as well and a question we have asked many times to the local director of @WWF in this region and Vladimir Burkanov, the leading scientist who id with us. The response is the same every time. This region needs tourism instead of extractive industries and particularly it needs more funding for ongoing research and protection. The images we are creating are specifically working toward that. This island, Ushishir, as well as many others deserves to be a full on @UNESCO world heritage site. Words & video by @renan_ozturk whom is a must follow. @taylorfreesolo @jtkerby @tedhesser @rishisugla @tomorrow_unlocked @e_kaspersky @povel @_ryanhill_ @alejandroarango13 @ollyru99 @donreverendo @bigdaddivladi ~

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I wrote down somewhere that one of my dreams in life has been to photograph an active volcano… I guess I have just seen so many beautiful images of them I figured it would be this transformative experience, but in reality it was actually really eye opening. . Yesterday we arrived at the newly erupted Raikoke island that had literally just exploded week ago. We were the first media team to document it. I had no clue that this island had mostly been cliffs before we arrived .. almost zero sandy beaches. We walked along virgin shores while steam rose through the sand & burnt the soles of our shoes. Ash in the air stung as it entered our lungs & eyes while we walking along what was once a completely green and lush island. (Google what it used to look like) What became very evident was that this volcano had destroyed any chance of life to continue to thrive on the island. Hundreds of thousand of displaced sea birds were in the sky & water with many dead on the beach. Vladimir our Russian scientist on board confirmed that the Sea Lion rookery had been wiped out leaving only a few stubborn males behind, his camera traps and observation hut also buried in ash. Dead seaweed from the changed ocean PH lined the rocks where we took samples of ash. It was altogether beautiful & terrifying. This photograph makes it appear as it has always looked this way but just weeks prior this island was vibrant green & it’s coastline was extremely different. For a deeper look check @taylorfreesolo ‘s post. Shot on @djiglobal Mavic drone. For more see @tomorrow_unlocked @renan_ozturk @rishisugla @jtkerby @povel

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My first time seeing a Killer whale. There may have been a tear or two shed. First thing I did after was text this photo to my wife & son Jeremiah. It’s amazing that this far away from home, literally the other side of the globe, we can still share these special experiences with those we love most. . #FromKurilsWithLove @jtkerby @renan_ozturk @taylorfreesolo @tedhesser @tomorrow_unlocked @rishisugla

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Джефф Керби (Jeff Kirby) — эколог, фотограф NatGeo и популяризатор науки. Был с нами как эксперт по арктическим ландшафтам. Курилы далековаты от арктики, но климаты-погоды-тундро-ландшафты здесь именно такие.

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The lighthouse “Aniva” rises from the southernmost tip of Russia’s Sakhalin Island. Building its impressive seven floors of crew quarters in such an extreme and rugged environment was an engineering feat when it was completed in 1939. Originally constructed by the Japanese, it transitioned to Soviet control after World War II whereupon it was later retrofitted to become a nuclear powered autonomous station. It’s halls are now devoid of human life, with doors to some rooms labeled in Russian as containing hazardous radiation, though this hasn’t stopped hundreds of gulls from colonizing every nook and cranny. I explored these ruins with @rishisugla, @renan_ozturk, and @tedhesser — not paying as much attention to the Russian warning text as perhaps we should have! Our focus was instead overwhelmed by a structure and a setting that oozed character and stories untold. What was life like for the light house keepers? Even during the relatively calm weather of our visit the wind rattled its windows and waves overwhelmed our landing spot. I can’t imagine this place in a storm. Eventually the sun set through the huge glass element that still remains at the tower’s summit before we raced back to our zodiac in the darkness. #FromKurilsWithLove @taylorfreesolo @_ryanhill_ @povel @e_kaspersky @kasperskylab @ollyru999 @tomorrow_unlocked

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Ushishir Island is a natural wonder of shapes, colors, and geology. Hot springs spew sulphuric steam into the air from the inner rim of the volcanic caldera (right side of image) as mineralized soil erodes into the Pacific on its outer coast. Russian marine scientist Vladimir Burkanov (@bigdaddivladi) took @taylorfreesolo and I on a zodiac trip around the island, revealing not only incredible natural textures, but also signs of its rich human past — from the Ainu that were native to this region to the seal and otter hunters of the late 19th century. Now the island is empty of people apart from the occasional visitor. The view in this photo was short lived, as fog reclaimed the skies after a one day reprieve — more the norm than an exception here. We’re on to new destinations now, but this place will forever be burned into my memory. #FromKurilsWithLove For more views from Ushishir and the Kurils check out @chrisburkard @renan_ozturk @taylorfreesolo @tedhesser @_ryanhill_ @rishisugla @alejandroarango13 @ollyru999 @povel @e_kaspersky @kasperskylab @tomorrow_unlocked

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An arctic fox eating an auklet on Ushirshir Island in Russia’s Kurils. There are are so many birds roosting on the island that it takes several hours for their flocks to pass in and out of the natural bay. The islands foxes were introduced by the Japanese many decades ago, and despite it being a small island, they certainly do not lack food. #FromKurilsWithLove For more shots from our journey follow along with @tomorrow_unlocked and the team (@tedhesser got some sick fox shots, chem them out!) including @taylorfreesolo @renan_ozturk @chrisburkard @rishisugla @_ryanhill_ @povel @ollyru999 @alejandroarango13 @kasperskylab @vnbkam @e_kaspersky

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We saw this cave earlier in the day, but it was transformed into an unworldly scene at sunset. We arrived a few minutes late on the zodiac, but caught enough of the fireworks to see deep into the soul of Ushirshir Island. #FromKurilsWithLove Follow the journey along with @taylorfreesolo @renan_ozturk @chrisburkard @tedhesser @rishisugla @e_kaspersky &_ryanhill_ @ollyru999 @povel @alejandroarango13 @kasperskylab @tomorrow_unlocked

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Our ship the Afina draws circles in the mineral discharge from a river in the Kuril Archipelago. An island chain where the unreal is everyday. #FromKurilsWithLove @taylorfreesolo @renan_ozturk @chrisburkhard @tedhesser @rishisugla @e_kaspersky @_ryanhill_ @rushisugla @ollyru999 @povel @alejandroarango13 @kasperskylab @tomorrow_unlocked

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First orca sighting en route to the Kuril Islands, an archipelago that connects Russia and Japan. One of the most difficult places in the world to access, these waters are unprotected yet imperiled by plastic pollution. #FromKurilsWithLove With @taylorfreesolo @renan_ozturk @chrisburkard @e_kaspersky @tedhesser @rishisugla @_ryanhill_ @alejandroarango13 @povel @tomorrow_unlocked @kasperskylab

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Риши Сугла (Rishi Sugla) — кандидат наук, океанограф, экоактивист и начинающий популяризатор науки. Эксперт по морскому биоразнообразию. Здесь будет только одна его инстаграм-фотка, но зато она весьма биоразнообразная!

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It's hard to describe the scale of this scene. Sun setting and tens of thousands of auklets dancing in airborne streams over the water. In every direction I turned there they were, celebrating the end of another day. They reminded me that living life with community and collaboration is the best way to make our way forward in this uncertain future. In a way this trip is embelic of that. A mix of artists, scientists , storytellers, and much more working together because we believe in something similar. So many times we live our lives separately, in our own spaces hoping to make the places we care about just a little bit better. I truly believe this team can create the stories and structure to support this place in a way that is palpable. Many thanks to mother nature for the lessons you gift us if we take the time to listen. #fromKurilswithLove @renan_ozturk @taylorfreesolo @chrisburkard @povel @jtkerby @alejandroarango13 @e_kaspersky @bigdaddivlady @tedhesser #nature #climatechange #environment #oceans #community

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Райан Хилл (Ryan Hill) — умеет витруозно управлять дроном, в нашей экспедиции помогал Крису Буркарду в съёмках. Иногда (особенно на Ушишире) он просто кричал от удовольствия, наблюдая что снимает его дрон.

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Тед Хессер (Ted Hesser) альпинист и профессиональный экстрим-фотограф. В нашем проекте помогал Ренану и Тейлор.

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Volcano island. A corner of the map left wild and free. Our rag tag crew of science communicators and the explorers are charting our way along these remote islands in the pacific. Far off the coast of Russia. • • • #fromkurilswithlove @chrisburkard @renan_ozturk @taylorfreesolo @_ryanhill_ @e_kaspersky @jtkerby @povel @rishisugla

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The arctic foxes on Ushishir Island would come right up to us without fear. This one napped through a full-blown paparazzi photo session with @renan_ozturk @chrisburkard @_ryanhill_ and I. We were playing a contortionist’s game of twister with our cameras and limbs, trying to frame the shot, only a few feet from the napping fox, and he just didn’t care. He went back to sleep. Lol. . . . On to the next island chain through the night on the Afina ship with @taylorfreesolo @renan_ozturk @jtkerby @tedhesser @rishisugla @tomorrow_unlocked @e_kaspersky @povel @_ryanhill_ @alejandroarango13 @ollyru99 @donreverendo @vnbkam

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A volcano on a lake, inside the caldera of another volcano, floating on an island in the middle of the pacific. This place is just unreal… setting a timelapse up there the other night, I fell asleep on a lush, cushiony hillside, thinking this must be what heaven feels like. • • Internet and computer time are in short supply as we continue our journey across these islands for the next 10 days. Documenting the fragile marine ecosystem with climate change ecologists, and making a documentary film in the process. Making the film is our primary focus, working hard each day with an incredible team of talented friends. • • @chrisburkard @taylorfreesolo @renan_ozturk @e_kaspersky @povel @jtkerby @rishisugla @_ryanhill_ @tomorrow_unlocked

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Владимир Бурканов — российский учёный-зоолог, чрезвычайно увлечённый темой морских животных Дальнего Востока. Душа коллектива, рассказчик и заводила, просто отличный человек!

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Beer mug/Urup Пивная кружка/Уруп

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Last seconds of great day July 9, 2019

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Повел (Пов) Торудд (Povel Torudd, также упоминается в тексте как П.Т.) — наш сотрудник. Один из авторов идеи экспедиции и её (экспедиции) начальник, исполнительный продюсер будущего документального фильма #FromKurilsWithLove.

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Trixy couple of days from a connectivity perspective, trying to submit some images from our pro photographers from Raikoke ground zero for @gettyimages — here’s a few iPhone pano shots from Ushishir in this post. Trying to do justice to a stranded sperm whale proved more difficult than I thought. For more stories from #fromkurilswithlove @renan_ozturk @taylorfreesolo @chrisburkard @jtkerby @povel @tedhesser @_ryanhill_ @rishisugla @e_kaspersky @donreverendo @alejandroarango13 @ollyru999 @tomorrow_unlocked

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More Kurils — this one with @e_kaspersky at the outer caldera rim, one of the main supporters of the #fromkurilswithlove project. Onekotan gets only a few clear days per year so our luck to hit it on one of them is massive. @tomorrow_unlocked

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Hot volcanic river meets the ocean, surreal palette, can’t wait to see the aerial drone footage by @renan_ozturk & @chrisburkard @taylorfreesolo @_ryanhill_ @tomorrow_unlocked #fromkurilswithlove

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Алехандро (Але) Аранго (Alejandro Arango) — наш PR-директор. Без него в таких проектах — никак нельзя. Да и скучно без него в таких проектах! :)

Себастиан Андрей (Sebastian Andrei) — тоже наш сотрудник. Только что пришёл в компанию — и тут же в такой проект! Экспедиция «хрен знает куда, хрен знает за чем!» Во попёрло! Давайте пожелаем ему не менее весёлой и позитивно-неожиданной работы в нашей компании! :)

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Last stop of this amazing expedition. Cape Avina. Built in 1939 by the Japanese #fromkurilswithlove @tomorrow_unlocked #nomad #digitalnomad #lovewhatyou #travel #offthebeatenpath #love #zen #namaste #seetheworld #wanderlust #traveltales #storyteller @lonelyplanet @natgeo #natgeo #places #explore

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Lights out, guitars on. You gotta love your job #fromkurilswithlove @tomorrow_unlocked #nomad #digitalnomad #lovewhatyou #travel #offthebeatenpath #love #zen #namaste #seetheworld #wanderlust #traveltales #storyteller @lonelyplanet @natgeo #natgeo #places #explore

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To wake up with this view.. epic. Ushishir island #fromkurilswithlove @tomorrow_unlocked #nomad #digitalnomad #lovewhatyou #travel #offthebeatenpath #love #zen #namaste #seetheworld #wanderlust #traveltales #storyteller @lonelyplanet @natgeo #natgeo #places #explore

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XII. Ольга Румянцева, она же «моя случайная попутчица О.Р.», она же та самая olly_ru. Мега-активность, ныряние за ёжиками, первая в десанте на берег, заботливый гид и почти не злится и лишь чуть-чуть про себя ругается на бедных несчастных офисно-планктонных туристов. Все её фотки с рассказами вы найдёте здесь, фотки почти без рассказов — здесь.

И это снова я! Вот так мы все вместе и сделали этот совершенно замечательный проект. Аж самому не верится, что всё так замечательно получилось! И не менее замечательно завершилось. Ура!

Что ещё интересного: смотрите мини-документалочки и читайте интересные рассказы об экспедиции на на Tomorrow Unlocked. Например, вот нехилый список фото-видео-дроно-оборудования, который наши гости пожаловали на борт «Афины». Кто-нибудь рискнёт подсчитать его стоимость?

Крис Буркард об экспедиции:

Владимир Бурканов о том, как новые технологии помогают в работе зоолога:

Риши Сугла о том как большие данные помогают защищать дикую природу:

Ой, не могу удержаться! Прислали ещё многофоток от Криса Буркарда. Могучий, трудолюбивый экстремал с хорошим фото-видео-оборудованием, да плюс к этому = он знает и видит что делать и фото-видеть, чтобы получились шедевры. Вот здесь и сейчас будут просто примеры его работ.

Вот и он, Крис, увы, спиной:

И прочие фотки местами по логике, а иногда вдребадан без вообще порядка. Просто фотки. Острова, вулканы, киты… Много=офигение! Ну, например, кто ещё видел такого Креницына?

Киты враскоряку:

Вокруг очень дальневосточный порт:

К нам = гости. Уже услышали, пронюхали и подсматривают.

Всё, на этом умолкаю, дальше только а-хе-ре-нительные фотки. Неожиданно… да просто так. Пустим китов. Вот — киты.

1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL

Нормально для разбега, понравилось?

Дальше — ярче. Вулканы!

А теперь — просто вперемешку. Чтобы каллейдоскопно!

1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL

Многое офигенно. Но вот именно этот выход вечером на вершину… Наверное, там им просто сломало мозг :)

Но согласитесь же — просто… как на планете Татуин (если зажмуриться и представить воду песком :). Ататуинительно!

Ой, насыщенность этого поста фотками уже приблизилась вплотную к 90. Ну и фиг :) Таких фоток много не бывает. На очереди — лучшие работы Ренана Озтурка.

Вулкан Креницына.

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1915 was a job in Russia along the Kuril Island chains. Chris and team shot images alongside Renan Ozturk who was shooting video. While there were a few images requirements accompanying the job, everything is clear for use and licensing. First island is Onekatan. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS BURKARD 1ST ASSISTANT: RYAN HILL
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