Yanina Shevchenko | Crossing Over | (RUS) | By Lee Fleming

Crossing Over is a photographic diary by photographer Yanina Shevchenko of her trip across Russia on the Trans-Siberian railway, an epic route that covers China (Beijing,Erlian), Mongolia (Ultan Bator) and Russia (Ulan-Ude, Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Kazan and Moscow). Russian-Born photographer Shevchenko is currently based in Barcelona, Spain. Having graduated from Goldsmiths, University or London and studied at Moscow Academy of Photography and the International Center of Photography in New York, Shevchenko's previously worked in New York, Moscow, Buenos Aires and London. The project utilises the Trans-Siberian train journey as a means of personal exploration, crossing the extensive landscape and cultural changes along the way.

To view more of Yanina Shevchenko's photography visit her website and/or Urban Photographers, an international group of photographers and artists with shared interest in urban spaces and places, of which Shevchenko is a coordinator and founding member.

The North Face x FOTT | Urban Camping | Moscow (RUS) | By Lee Fleming

After 30 years, American outdoor apparel company The North Face present a commemorative collection dedicated to an infamous model, the Mountain Jacket. Introduced in 1985, the Mountain Jacket was specifically designed for use in the mountains; subsequent models were constantly upgraded and adapted to a particular type of extreme activity.

Today, this synonymous coat is as prominent in a city’s urban surroundings as it is at a mountains peak, to highlight its functionality; The North Face collaborated with Russian retailer FOTT to create a short film featuring Moscow-based photographer Ilya Klishin. Nomad-minded Klishin is the symbiosis of man and nature as he explores Moscow’s brutalist architecture, scenic spots and Northern Cheratnovo Bittsevsky forest park.

To view The North Face 1985 Mountain Jacket collection visit the FOTT website.