Nuclear-powered icebreakers with bright searchlights paving a path through the ice during the polar night, shot in the Far North, Gelio
Nuclear-powered icebreakers on the Northern Sea Route
The massive concrete dam of the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant surrounded by lush green forested mountains, industrial aerial photography of power engineering, Slava Stepanov
Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP
The large-scale launch of a space rocket from the snow-covered Vostochny Cosmodrome, plumes of smoke and bright flame, aerial photography, Gelio
Vostochny Cosmodrome
The snow-covered, flat-topped mountains of the Putorana Plateau, scenic aerial photography of the plateau, Gelio
Putorana Plateau
A nuclear-powered icebreaker painted in the colors of the Russian flag breaking through thick ice, top-down view, Arctic aerial photography, Gelio
Nuclear-powered icebreaker
The enormous concrete dam of the Chirkey Hydroelectric Power Plant in a mountain gorge in Dagestan with turquoise water, top-down view, industrial aerial photography, Gelio
Chirkey HPP in Dagestan
A pristine white lighthouse in Magadan on the bay coast against a vibrant sunset sky, panoramic landscape photography of Magadan, Gelio
Lighthouse in Magadan
Passenger aircraft at the jet bridges of the modern Platov Airport terminal in Rostov-on-Don, top-down view, aerial photography of aviation, Gelio
Platov Airport
Molten metal being poured from a huge ladle in a workshop at the Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant in Norilsk, industrial photography, Gelio
Metallurgy
The dense facade of modern glass skyscrapers of Moscow-City with glowing office windows at night, architectural photography, Gelio
Moscow City
The pylons of the Zolotoy Rog cable-stayed bridge towering over thick fog in Vladivostok, high-altitude aerial photography of infrastructure, Gelio
Golden Bridge in Vladivostok
The silhouette of a worker holding a blueprint inside a gigantic metal component, large-scale industrial photography, Gelio
Mechanical engineering
The picturesque turquoise mountain Lake Darashkol in Altai, surrounded by a coniferous forest and snowy peaks, landscape aerial photography, Gelio
Gorny Altai
A huge An-124 cargo aircraft on a wet runway in the evening twilight, aviation photography, Gelio
Antonov-124
A nuclear-powered icebreaker paving a path through the ice against a dazzling golden sunset, Arctic aerial photography, Gelio
Northern Sea Route
High skyscrapers of Yekaterinburg and a river bend in a thick golden fog at dawn, panoramic aerial photography of the metropolis, Gelio
Yekaterinburg
An engineer inspecting a space rocket engine nozzle during assembly at the Progress Rocket Space Centre in Samara, industrial photography, Gelio
Rocket manufacturing
A Tu-154 passenger aircraft completely buried under deep snow in a white field, winter aerial photography of aviation, Gelio
Tu-154
A Mi-26 heavy helicopter transporting cargo on an external sling through sunlit dense dust, industrial photography, Gelio
Mi-26 helicopter
Glowing skyscrapers of a metropolis New York, Manhattan in nighttime illumination against a sunset, high-altitude aerial photography of New York, Slava Stepanov
New York
A top-down view of the vertical pylon structure of the Golden Gate Suspension Bridge in San Francisco, USA. The shot features the roadway passing through the pylon and the dark green water surface. Photo: Slava Stepanov.
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
The Scarlet Sails festival in St. Petersburg, fireworks over the Neva River embankment and a ship with crimson sails, view from a rooftop, Gelio.
Scarlet Sails festival in St. Petersburg
A wide panorama of Moscow from above, featuring the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the rays of the golden evening sun, Gelio.
Silhouette of the MFA building
An evening panorama of the State Historical Museum and the Kremlin towers from a bird's-eye view, Gelio.
State Historical Museum in Moscow
Snow-covered peaks of flat-topped mountains on the Putorana Plateau, featuring a massive landscape, deep canyons, and clouds clinging to the slopes, Gelio.
Putorana Plateau
A unique shot of a train traveling directly across the pink water of the Bursol salt lake in the Altai Krai, a surreal industrial landscape from above, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Salt mining train
The three-masted training sail ship "Mir" under full sail in the open sea, the aesthetics of a classic fleet, Gelio
"Mir" — the fastest of the tall ships
A convoy of haul trucks on the tiered haul roads of an open-pit mine: the rhythm and scale of open-cast mining operations, showcasing the texture of rock.
Dump trucks in a quarry
The Bugrinsky Bridge in Novosibirsk at sunset, featuring a view of the red mesh arch and the Ob River in the sun's rays.
Bugrinsky Bridge in Novosibirsk
A panorama of the Arkhangelsk Bridge in Cherepovets at sunset, featuring a modern cable-stayed design and city lights, photo by Slava Stepanov.
Arkhangelsky Bridge in Cherepovets
Baikal ice
Baikal ice

Slava Stepanov | Photography Portfolio

Industrial photographer Slava Stepanov, Gelio, portrait photo

My name is Slava Stepanov — I am a photographer, also known as Gelio. For over 15 years, I have been photographing urban landscapes, industry, and nature throughout Russia and worldwide.

This website features an aerial photography portfolio of Moscow, as well as other urban landscapes across Russia and abroad. The Industry section covers mining, metallurgy, petrochemicals, and energy. Transport highlights aviation, icebreakers, railways, and space exploration. Additional galleries showcase people, architecture, construction, and nature.

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