20 Photos That Prove Lake Baikal Is The Most Photogenic Place On Earth

Russia’s vast and expansive wilderness is a place of rugged beauty, and Lake Baikal is no exception. The splendour and magnitude of the world’s deepest fresh water lake lures travellers off the Trans-Siberian railway and captivates both amateur and professional photographers every season of the year. From late-night sunsets and spring-time colours to frozen shorelines and ice mosaics, Lake Baikal is the most photogenic place on earth – all year round. Here are 20 photos that prove it.

View from the water to the west coast on a quiet summer’s evening

Lake Baikal landscape with an old railway bridge

Transparent ice on Lake Baikal near Ogoy island

The first drops of icicles on a frozen Lake Baikal

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