New East Digital Archive

Documentary Photography

Step inside the grandiose Georgian factory that’s been running like clockwork for 86 years

Step inside the grandiose Georgian factory that’s been running like clockwork for 86 years

A new crop of Romanian photographers is taking over Europe’s festival for young talent

A new crop of Romanian photographers is taking over Europe’s festival for young talent

These teens have mastered the art of killing time in an industrial wasteland

These teens have mastered the art of killing time in an industrial wasteland

In Siberia's remote reindeer-herding communities, it's a woman's world

In Siberia’s remote reindeer-herding communities, it’s a woman’s world

What's modern life like in the Azerbaijan village that's as old as the Bible?

What’s modern life like in the Azerbaijan village that’s as old as the Bible?

Alnis Stakle: moments of calm in Crimea’s troubled waters

Alnis Stakle: moments of calm in Crimea’s troubled waters

Daria Garnik: remembering Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space

Daria Garnik: remembering Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space

What lies beneath: photos from inside Kaliningrad's notorious amber mining industry

What lies beneath: photos from inside Kaliningrad’s notorious amber mining industry

For the ice fishermen of Astana, braving -40C temperatures is just another part of the working day

For the ice fishermen of Astana, braving -40C temperatures is just another part of the working day

Tuva tales: see the barren beauty of Russia’s remote Buddhist borderland

Tuva tales: see the barren beauty of Russia’s remote Buddhist borderland

This new online talent hub is showcasing Russia’s best young photographers

This new online talent hub is showcasing Russia’s best young photographers

True north: travel to the edge of the world with these photos of post-Soviet Svalbard

True north: travel to the edge of the world with these photos of post-Soviet Svalbard

Young Pioneers: the Moscow kids reviving a Soviet youth movement

Young Pioneers: the Moscow kids reviving a Soviet youth movement

Home from home: Georgia’s ruined Soviet sanatoria and the displaced people who live there

Home from home: Georgia’s ruined Soviet sanatoria and the displaced people who live there

Zofia Rydet: how one photographer produced an invaluable record of communist Poland

Zofia Rydet: how one photographer produced an invaluable record of communist Poland

Waning crescent: meet the Polish-Muslim community settled in the heart of Europe

Waning crescent: meet the Polish-Muslim community settled in the heart of Europe

Beyond Bucharest: uncover the myths and mysteries of Romania’s edgelands

Beyond Bucharest: uncover the myths and mysteries of Romania’s edgelands

My dear Yakutia: extraordinary and heartwarming photos of Russia’s Arctic republic

My dear Yakutia: extraordinary and heartwarming photos of Russia’s Arctic republic