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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. It… [...]
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. The… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #9
“After crossing a few regions in the intimacy of shared taxis, under the cottony skies of the old Silk Roads, I finally arrived in the wild heart of Kyrgyzstan. I… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #8
‘Walking past a small bakery in Panjakent (панчакент), Tajikistan, a lovely elderly lady beckoned me in and asked me to take her picture, which absolutely made my day and allowed… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #7
‘At an impressive altitude of 4,020 meters, these kids are playing ‘kids-buzkashi’ in the remote village of Karakul, situated along the legendary Pamir Highway. This high-altitude community is inhabited predominantly… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #6
‘At my guide and friend Turat’s house, on the outskirts of Min-Kush, in Naryn. Here, he is playing with his kids before saying goodbye to them for a few days,… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #5
‘In good company in the Tschiltan valley, Rushan region, Tajikistan.’ Credits : Sebile Yapıcı (@pao_de_vida) Find all of our photos of the day. You… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #4
“The nomads, who live on the shores of Lake Son Kul from May to September, are beginning to prepare for the cold winter ahead. They dismantle their yurt camps and… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #3
“In a micro district of Bishkek, a little girl plays at flying in front of the scenery of a bygone era”. Credits : Marylise Vigneau (@marylisevigneau, France) Find… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #2
‘The fields around Kyzart, in Kyrgyzstan, offer a bucolic setting where children play in perfect harmony with nature. The boys, who ride with the ease and abandon that comes from… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #1
‘In the semi-abandoned sanatorium of Jeti Ögüz, I wandered among ruined Soviet structures, slowly being reclaimed by nature. The place seemed forgotten until I came across a small teahouse with… [...]
