Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets man competing in a long jump competition at a reindeer herders festival in the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia, February 2009. Editorial use only.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets women selling fish at a stall during the reindeer herders' festival in Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets women selling fish during the reindeer herders' festival in Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets man trying on sunglasses at a stall at the reindeer herders' festival in Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets women shopping for material at a stall during the reindeer herders' festival in Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets women in traditional costumes at reindeer herders' festival in Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Three Mansi women (left to right) Galina Larionova, Valentina Georgimova and Tamara Kalinikova, performing traditional Mansi songs at a reindeer herders' festival in Saranpaul. Khanty-Mansiysk, Wester...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists visiting Nenets reindeer festival, having photograph taken with reindeer. Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists riding on a reindeer sled at Nenets reindeer herders' festival at Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / An old Antonov II biplane, one of the attractions at the reindeer herders' festival at Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Young Nenets boy holding balloons at the reindeer herders' festival in Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets families compete in a traditional clothing competition during the reindeer herders' festival at Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia