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Elena Chernyshova has produced some interesting photographic studies of a geothermal power plant deep in the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula, where the power source for the community comes from the Mutovskay Geothermal Power Plant. Here the geothermal energy has been able to sustain a community and a mine in an area only accessible by air. The geothermal power plant provides 30% of the electricity to the region, and as we know this type of electrical power plant can be expanded.
She describes her series as follows: “My story was about energy from hot springs and about workers who are maintaining the plant in mountains in 200 km [124 miles] away from the city,” she says. “I was looking for different kind of scenes that represents people daily life."
“After work some men go to relax in the pool of hot water,” says Chernyshova. “After staying in the hot water they jumped in the snow to refresh themselves. That was logical, it is what people are used to do, but quite spontaneous at the same time.”
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Elena Chernyshova's work is a pleasure to look at and would encourage a deep dive into her site.
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