Andrey Shapran

Riga-born Andrey Shapran has spent many years living in Siberia and the Russian North. His photo stories dedicated to this vast region have been published by National Geographic, Around the World, Geo and Traveler Diary among others. For the New East Photo Prize, Shapran submitted his photos of the isolated northern peninsula of Chukotka. Known for its military bases and labour camps, it was nicknamed Cape North by Captain James Cook when he visited in 1778.