Sockeye spawning in a Kamchatka stream

Avacha volcano in early fall

Pulling in a catch along a riverbank in the morning fog

This bear was fresh out of hibernation and on his way to salmon-filled rivers in the valley below

Bezymyanaya volcano and Mt. Kamen

Scientists and students from the Raduga Scientific Station prepare for an expedition

Klyuchevskaya volcano and Mt. Kamen

A Koryak boy smoking fish in a traditional smokehouse

A Koryak family.

The sun setting behind Koryakskaya volcano

Outside a native smokehouse in Koryakia

A Russian scientists grabs a sockeye during a tour of spawning grounds near Lake Azabache

A wild orchid from a hillside near Lake Azabache, one of Kamchatka's richest sockeye spawning grounds

Salmon carcasses left by poachers attempting to hastily cover their tracks

Fresh salmon roe sacks

In Russia, roe is more valuable than salmon flesh. Roe stripping is a common practice.

Salmon drying in the afternoon sun

Salmon is the main staple for indigenous communities throughout Kamchatka