If you've ever wondered how long a camera battery lasts in minus 40 degrees, ask Palani Mohan. "My camera gear collapsed all the time … when it's minus 40 with wind chill, your batteries give up really quickly. I'd be crouched on an ice shelf waiting for the perfect light and when it came I'd stick my hand under my armpits and whip out a battery. I might have a minute before it's zapped of energy. At night I'd tape batteries to my armpits and thighs to keep them warm." It's just one of the many stories Mohan shares about his five years photographing the last remaining Kazakh eagle hunters in the unforgiving wilds of the far west of Mongolia, a mission that started when the Australian...
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