The Konorchok canyon

The Konorchok canyon in the Chuy valley, on the road from Bishkek to Issyk-Kul, has a spectacular geology, due to the erosion of particularly soft yellow and ochre… [...]

Morning commute

A man rides a bicycle in the old city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Credit: Ashley and Quentin (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]

As it decides the future of the Kumtor gold mine, Kyrgyzstan turns a blind eye to the present

After the Kyrgyz government imposed external management to the Canadian-operated Kumtor gold mine in May 2021, little is known about the current state of its activities and its future. While… [...]

Metro in Almaty

Almaty has the only metro network in Kazakhstan to date – and next to the Uzbek capital Tashkent the second in Central Asia. The local metro was planned in the… [...]

Central Asian skyline

The modern skyline of the largest city of Central Asia, Urumqi, with more than 3.5 million inhabitants, the city is the administrative center of the largest Chinese province… [...]

Soviet urbanity

With the mountains as a backdrop, the view falls on a Soviet bus-style apartment building in the capital of Tajikistan’s Khorugh district. Credit: Joachim Bohndorf (Germany) Find all… [...]

Smells of plov

In Uzbekistan, you can sense the… [...]

Graffiti art

The countless graffiti in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital, under the sun.Credit: Simon Massicotte (Italy) Find all of our photos… [...]

Changing trains