Ruslan Eliseev

Born in Ufa, Russia, Ruslan, who speaks English and Russian, has spent most of his time at sea, sailing, learning navigation skills, and building his nautical experiences. He became an engineer, an officer on a ship, and even worked as a captain of a ship in Antarctica! Ruslan has wintered in the Russian Antarctic station Bellingshausen 4 times. He has participated in several interesting research expeditions on R/V Akademik Fedorov and Russian-U.S. research expeditions around the Kamchatka Peninsula. The last four years have seen Ruslan as an expedition guide in Antarctica. He once spent four months close to wild nature and provided technical support for scientists. He has also focused on wildlife photography, negotiating on a daily basis with large numbers of bears who weren’t willing to share their territory … and food! In fact, Ruslan’s primary interest is photography: he has been a finalist in international wildlife photo competitions, and his photographs have been published in magazines in Germany, England, Chile, Brazil, New Zealand, and Russia. Ruslan loves traveling, climbing, caving, and spending time on his boat when he is not at sea.