All Photos © Ryan Pyle

On a 2006 trip, Ryan Pyle decided to focus his camera on the disappearing culture of China’s remote western Xinjiang province. He says, “The culture is vanishing before my eyes. Each time I return something is missing—a market, an old shop full of blacksmiths, a local mosque. This cultural fabric will be lost forever.” Previously named Chinese Turkestan, the Xinjiang province is bordered by the Gobi desert and some of the highest mountain ranges in the world, making this location incredibly remote.

Ryan Pyle is a Canadian born-artist. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 2001 and moved permanently to China in 2002 where he is a contributor, covering China, for the New York Times. In addition to this photographic series, Pyle has created a multimedia piece.

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© All photographs by Yassine Ouhilal

Yassine Ouhilal captures surfer Cheyne Cottrell riding an icy wave amidst the snow-capped mountains of Norway’s Arctic. This shot was taken around 11 PM due to the high latitude and prevailing midnight sun.

Photographer Yassine Ouhilal, known as “Yazzy,” recently traveled to Norway’s Arctic Circle for a surfing expedition feature with Outside magazine. In Norway, Yazzy was also able to shoot for Eddie Bauer, who sponsored the trip. He produced a documentary while traveling that is posted on YouTube, and which has been seen in 200 countries.

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© All Photographs by Jamie Squire/Getty Images

Jamie Squire, represented by Getty Images, photographs the extreme action of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

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© Matthew Turley

Tourists visit the upper platforms at the Aiguille du Midi (12,604′), with the Mont Blanc massif in the background.