Author: Novastan 
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Train life
A mother and her son sit in the half-empty third class (known as platzkart) of the Kazakh Astrakhan–Atyrau train. Due to airfares often too high, the… [...]
A powerful symbol
A MIG-23, a Soviet-era fighter plane, stands at the entrance to Tokmok. Well known to tourists for its proximity to the Burana Tower, Tokmok is also… [...]
Lunch at the summit
A family is having a lunch break on the Kamchik Pass, at 2268m. Despite the snow and the cold, they eat sitting on the ground on a traditional… [...]
Where there are no trees …
… the Tajik village of Karakul is dotted with a forest of pylons. Located in the spectacular high mountain landscape of the Pamir, not far from the… [...]
Piece of choice
At the table, mutton fat is considered to be the best and noblest part of the meat, which is offered to guests to honour them. On the markets, the… [...]
Carpet merchant
To attract tourists, Bukhara merchants display a multitude of small, colorful objects outside their stores: antique chalpan embroidery, tubeteika (headdresses with a wide variety of designs, worn… [...]
Winter is coming
The moments before sunrise reaches the Takyr Tor glacier on the western edge of Kyrgyzstan’s Ala-Köl lake. Credits : Stephen Lioy (USA, @slioy,… [...]
Sweet Gift
The Chorsu bazaar, once an important stopover on the Silk Road, has remained Tashkent’s main market, despite the growing number of shops and online businesses. Tourists come here… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 : the results
And the winner is … Kyrgyzstan! This is the main winner of our photo competition, whose theme ‘Frame the Joy’ proved to be a real challenge for the participants. [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #10
‘In the narrow streets of one of the old city mahallas (neighborhoods) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, this kid encountered the photo-shooting process of the lady in the Uzbek national dress. [...]