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The ‘pole of cold’ region in northeastern Siberia is the coldest permanently inhabited place on earth, especially the region centered around Oymyakon and Verkhoyansk where January temperatures average around -65°F. During the Soviet era children underwent ultraviolet treatment to make up for the long, dark, and cold Siberian winters with the consequent lack of sunlight.

A project for The Guardian Weekend Magazine. Fourteen people were asked to create self-portraits, using a police Photofit kit from the 1970s, without referring to photographs or mirror images of themselves.

Ed van der Elsken, Twins, Belgium, 1968.

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Met dank aan Robert Engel.

Off the coast of Ozu City in Japan’s Ehime Prefecture is a magical little island that is home to over a hundred cats. There are only about 15 human residents there, most of whom are senior citizens. (via In Japan, A Small Island Has Been Taken Over By Cats - DesignTAXI.com)

by Monica Ramos.

Drawings and paintings by Katrin Coetzer.

Contributed by Kyle Griesmeyer.

Photos by Randy P. Martin.

“Color Studies” by Sara Cwynar.