Ice

13 photographs tagged ice, from Russia, shot between 2006 and 2010.

Two bare trees rise from a Primorsky Krai river bank, dried rust-colored brush at their base, open water and ice below.

Two Trees at River BreakupPrimorsky Krai

A river flows through a steep valley in Primorsky Krai, thick ice sheets on the banks and bare trees rising on either side.

Thaw Light on the Valley RiverPrimorsky Krai

The Ananievka River curves through a snowy landscape, its surface partially covered in pale ice, long tree shadows falling across white banks.

Pale Ice at the AnanievkaPrimorsky Krai

A snow-covered branch extends diagonally across the frame, with dark flowing water below and sunlit dry reeds on the far bank.

Snow Branch Over Dark WaterPrimorsky Krai

Dark forest trunks line a partially frozen river bank, floating ice patches drifting near a fallen tree on the snow-covered shore.

Bare Trunks on the Icy BankPrimorsky Krai

Dried reeds rise through snow beside a partially frozen river, a fallen tree trunk stretching across the mid-ground, Primorsky Krai.

Reeds at the Frozen BendPrimorsky Krai

A wide river winds through a snowy valley with leafless trees and amber-lit hilltops at the Ananievka River, Primorsky Krai, November 2010.

Morning on the AnanievkaPrimorsky Krai

Warm sunlight catches a thin ridge of ice along the Suchan riverbank, with submerged stones visible in the water and distant hazy hills beyond.

Ice Ridge on the Pebbly ShorePrimorsky Krai

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

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

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

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

Catkins Over Melting IceShkotovsky District

A winter river in Primorsky Krai flows between thick white ice shelves, bare trees rising on both banks beneath a pale blue sky.

Dark Channel Between Ice ShelvesPrimorsky Krai