Pink Salmon Fishery in the Russian Far East

Narrative and photography by Mihael Blikshteyn for Fishermen’s News (October 2016). Reprinted with permission. Sakhalin Island Salmon Fishery Roughly half of global Pacific salmon harvest comes from Russia. The majority of it is pink salmon, accounting for 60 to 70% of the global supply. Chum, sockeye and coho salmon each make up about 30%, according to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership website. However, these numbers vary from […]

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Salmon Love Stories: Melanie Brown – The Gift

Narrative and photography by Mihael Blikshteyn. Commissioned by The Salmon Project for the Salmon Love, Salmon Life stories in 2015. Reprinted with permission. Surrounded by flat, low-lying lands, punctured by numerous lakes and intertwining streams, Naknek River feeds into Kvichak Bay, an arm of Bristol Bay, supporting the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. It’s tundra – vast, flat and mostly treeless. “The tundra

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It’s the 1970s

The spring was in the air and I was feeling nostalgic. Airy, sunny, light-hearted images were on my mind. I decided to do a photoshoot that would be a throwback to the 1970s – youth activism, wild colors and patterns in what we wore. When I met the model Kelly Sue, I knew I had the right person for this shoot. She provided her own

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Shakera

Modeled by the talented Shakera Mathews. More photos from this shoot at archive.mihaelblikshteyn.com/Shoots/Shakera-Mathews

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Wild Oven

One of the many charms of being in a small town is a sense of community. I find it easier to get to know the people around me, local businesses, local government. People tend to be more welcoming. Thus I found myself invited to do a photo shoot at the local downtown Juneau bakery Wild Oven Bakehouse. The bakehouse is a small operation, located in the

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