Shkotovsky District

7 photographs from Shkotovsky District, Primorsky Krai, shot between 2006 and 2007. Most often featuring bare trees, long-exposure water, and spring.

Wide view of the Steklyanukha River in Shkotovsky District with a thick melting snowbank lining the bank and a forested hill rising beyond.

Spring Thaw on the SteklyanukhaShkotovsky District

Close view of willow catkins on a reddish-brown twig, with tiny yellow anthers against a clear pale blue sky.

Willow Catkins in Early SpringShkotovsky District

Melting ice sheet along the Steklyanukha River bank, with bare trees bearing catkins and a sunlit forest slope beyond.

Catkins Over Melting IceShkotovsky District

The Steklyanukha River in April, shot at slow shutter speed, with bare-branched trees lining both banks under an overcast sky.

Morning on the SteklyanukhaShkotovsky District

Dark water flows past thick banks of melting snow and golden-brown reeds along the Steklyanukha River, with dormant forested hills behind.

Golden Reeds Above Dark WaterShkotovsky District

Willow catkins emerge from a rough branch at close range, soft filaments sharp against a warm blurred background, Steklyanukha River.

Catkins in Evening LightShkotovsky District

River channel carved through layered ice and snow banks, with icicles hanging at the melting edge and dry reeds in the foreground.

River Channel Through Layered IceShkotovsky District