Author: Novastan 
Novastan
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Memory in Uniform
A school class is training for the Victory Day parade at the Lenin monument in Bishkek. Credits: Balzhan & Axel Monse (@infoshymkent, Germany) Find… [...]
Whistles master
Portrait of Kubaro Babaeva, a clay toy expert from Bukhara. She was a close family friend of photographer Behzod Boltayev. Until the end of her life, she sculpted… [...]
Pride of place
Kyrgyz guides strike a pose as they cross the Sary-Mogol pass in the Alaï region. Credits : Etienne de Vaumas (France) Find… [...]
Plowing on the Slopes of the Karatau
A tractor is preparing the field at the slopes of the Karatau mountains near the village Turar Rysqulov in the Turkestan region in Kazakhstan. Credits: Balzhan &… [...]
Yurts in Besh-Tash
A yurt camp in Besh-Tash Nature Park. The name “Besh-Tash,” which means “five stones” in Kyrgyz, is inspired by the five stones that stand in the gorge. Due… [...]
Young Darboz
During the Nowruz celebrations in Tashkent’s main parks, you can watch tightrope walkers, or darbozes. Their skills are passed down from generation to generation, with training starting at… [...]
Poetry and Ideology
In Rudaki Park in Dushanbe there is a statue of the poet of the same name. In 2007 it replaced the statue of Lenin. It… [...]
The nan lady
A tandyr nan seller at the entrance to the Shygys Bazaar in Karagandy. She’s there every day, in all weathers, always wearing her headscarf. In the background,… [...]
Door to Hell
In the heart of the Karakum Desert, the Darvaza gas crater glows red as a brilliant sunset pierces the clouds – a fitting tribute to the ethereal… [...]
Wedding in Tashkent
This picture is a part of a reportage about a wedding from Cecilia Ricchi. The picture was taken in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The… [...]
Pamir nights
The night sky reveals its full splendour in the darkness of the Pamir Mountains in the Murghob region. The basketball field of Alichur, one of the… [...]
Woman’s Day
International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on 8 March. Originating in the feminist struggles of the early 20th century, this day is intended as a… [...]