Thursday, December 25, 2014

Photographer Travels From Yakutsk To Oymyakon, The Coldest Village On Earth (22 Pics)

f you think that winter has already come to your city, pictures from Oymyakon, the coldest village on Earth, might change your mind. With the lowest temperature of -67.7°C (-90°F), recorded in 1933, and the average for January being -50°C (-60°F), this village is the coldest permanently inhabited place on this planet. New Zealand-based photographer Amos Chapple decided to go on a two-day journey from Yakutsk, the coldest major city on Earth, to capture what everyday life is like in Oymyakon.

“I was wearing thin trousers when I first stepped outside into – 47 °C (-52°F). I remember feeling like the cold was physically gripping my legs, the other surprise was that occasionally my saliva would freeze into needles that would prick my lips”, the photographer told to weather.com.

The photographer recalls that the hardest thing was not the cold itself, but that his camera’s focus and zoom rings would occasionally freeze in place.


The Central Market In Yakutsk is full of fish and meat as the crops do not grow there













The ‘Road Of Bones’ is the only route to Oymyakon




Even the village sign reads ‘Omyakon, The Pole Of Cold’




A woman walks by a frozen house located in the village center




A thick layer of fur keeps these dogs warm




Most toilets are built outside, because the frozen ground makes it impossible to build indoor plumbing




Local farmer keeps his cows warm at night by tucking them away in this barn



















The only working shop in Oymyakon provides the villagers with everything they need




Cars can only be placed in heated garages. The ones left outside must keep running, otherwise they won’t restart




A coal heating plant keeps the villagers warm


















Ken Taylor