Zona by Carl De Keyzer While in Siberia for a photo exhibition and workshop, Magnum photographer Carl De Keyzer had

the chance to visit a local prison camp. Expecting Solzhenitsyn's grim gulags, De Keyzer instead toured what was "sort of a Disneyland ... a cheap amusement park." Captivated by the strange juxtaposition, De Keyzer returned numerous times to Siberia's gulags-turned-prison-camps. His work provides a window into this rare world.

RUSSIA Prisoners at a camp in the Krasnoyarsk region are served bread and sardines for lunch, 2000. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA A newborn baby in the prisoners' village of Egorovka, Krasnoyarsk region, 2000. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA A women's camp in the Krasnoyarsk region, 2001. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA Serving lunch at a prison camp in the Krasnoyarsk region, 2001. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA A boy leaves for school in the prisoners' village of Hayruzovka, Krasnoyarsk region, 2001. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA One of the ice sculptures created for a competition held in every camp, 2002. The temperature is -40 degrees Celsius. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA During the yearly repair of dormitories, prisoners sleep outside. Guards monitor them via helicopter, 2001. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA A prison in the Krasnoyarsk region, 2002. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA A young teacher in a school building at a youth camp in the Krasnoyarsk region, 2002. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA An amputation surgery at a hospital camp in the Krasnoyarsk region, 2001. Most amputations are due to injuries caused by the cold. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA Prisoners recover in a hospital ward at a camp in the Krasnoyarsk region, 2001. A Bible lies on the bed. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA Backstage at a performance of Cinderella at a women's camp in the Krasnoyarsk region, 2001. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA Prisoners look at paintings made in a camp in the Krasnoyarsk region, 2001. During a two-week vacation spent in a camp building, inmates can paint, use a sauna, and live in more private rooms. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA Prisoners at a camp in the Krasnoyarsk region are served bread and sardines for lunch, 2000. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos

RUSSIA Families visit prisoners at a camp in the Krasnoyarsk region, 2001. Carl De Keyzer / Magnum Photos