Novastan

Konya Ark, the old fortress, doesn’t look its age. Built in 1686-1688 and remodelled at the very beginning of the 19th century, it now has a smooth face thanks to… [...]

The Astana games

The Paris Olympic Games have just come to an end, and everyone still has some vivid images of them. The BMX events on Place de la Concorde, for… [...]

The umbrella

A woman shields herself from the intense summer sun in Danghara, southern Tajikistan. The Khatlon region, where Danghara is located, rarely sees foreign visitors, and the locals insist… [...]

Burning Fortresses

These fiery fortresses, or Yangi-Kala, are canyons in the mountains of Turkmenistan. At sunset, the intense colours of white, yellow, ochre, violet and red enliven the cliffs sculpted by the… [...]

Quiet men

Residents of Karadala, in the Khorgos province of Xinjiang, visit the graves of their ancestors on the outskirts of the village. And the atmosphere is rather cheerful. Turar Kazangapov,… [...]

Generosity

Uzbekistan’s markets are very popular because they are brimming with vitality, from the traders to the stalls. [...]

Nostalgia

“In Central Asia, almost everyone has old photos of their mother in retro Atlas dresses, and I wanted to transpose this aesthetic to our own time” says Umed Mardonov, a… [...]

Gapar Aitiev Museum of Fine Arts

The Gapar Aitiev Art Museum in Bichkek exhibits art collections (paintings, sculptures) from the former Soviet Union, as well as numerous objects of Kyrgyz decorative art. In 2019,… [...]

Tradition

Turar Kazangapov, Kazakh photojournalist with Tengrinews, recently travelled to Xinjiang in China, where many Kazakhs, Uighurs, Dungans and Chinese live. He observed and documented Kazakh daily life… [...]

On board the train

The Ashgabat – Türkmenbaşy night train takes these young girls on holiday to the brand new sea resort area of Awasa, on the Caspian Sea. March 2024. Credits… [...]

Smoked

In the centre of Jizzakh, the smoke from the shashliks mingles with the exhaust fumes from the chaotic traffic and the heat haze of a summer’s day. Credits:… [...]

A hiking group on the way to Kelinshektau

The remote, Dolomite-like Kelinshektau mountain range in the Karatau Mountains with its lush green meadows and imposing peaks reminiscent of the traditional hats of Kazakh brides (kelinshek in… [...]