Days of Night Nights of Day

Russian documentary photographer Elena Chernyshova's documentary Days of Night Nights of Day is about the daily life of the inhabitants of Norilsk, a mining city northernmost of the polar circle with a population of more than 170 000. Built by Gulag prisoners, it is the 7th most polluted city in the world. The average temperature is -10C, reaching lows of -55C in winter, when for two months the city is plunged into polar night.  The documentary investigates human adaptation to extreme climate, ecological disaster and isolation.