Author: Novastan 
Novastan
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Flight over Almaty
A plane appears to be flying over the Hotel Kazakhstan in Almaty. This building, built in 1977 and capable of withstanding an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter… [...]
Lake Song-Köl
In Kyrgyzstan, Mambeth, a young shepherd, watches the herds graze in the distance. His yurt camp is ideally located above Lake Song-Köl on good grassland. Lake Song-Köl lies… [...]
Under the rainbow
A rainbow stretches over the mountains of the Köl-Suu yurt camp in Kyrgyzstan. In many cultures, the rainbow is interpreted as a bridge between two dimensions, terrestrial and… [...]
Bakery smoke
The smoke of a local bakery fills the air of a village deep in the Jizzakh region, Uzbekistan. This photo was taken during the filming of… [...]
Banquet table
On the table, melons, watermelons, sweets, biscuits, fried bread (boorsock), pyramids of sangza (a Uighur speciality of fried noodles) and, of course, bowls of tea. Behind the table,… [...]
Harvesting cotton
‘You can still hear the birds singing, the gentle sound of water in the stream, and sometimes the happy laughter of the women. They are pickers in the cotton fields. [...]
Chaihona Rohat
Tajik men enjoy a meal at Chaihona Rohat, an iconic teahouse on Dushanbe‘s Rudaki Avenue. A Soviet-era rendition of a traditional Tajik design, Rohat was saved from demolition… [...]
the Aksu gorges
Turquoise-blue waters flow down the gorges carved out by the River Aksu. The Aksu River cuts a deep path through the mountains of the Aksu-Zhabagly nature reserve before spreading… [...]
Farm and mountains
In a small village of Bulun’gur district, the owners of a farm welcome their visitors at the beginning of Zerafshan mountain range. Under a blinding sun, the guests… [...]
Alpine cheese
Kurut, a dry, salty cheese, dries after being formed into balls by the little hands of the children at the Köl-Suu yurt camp. To find out all you… [...]
A respectful welcome
In front of his yurt set up for the summer in the province of Khorgos, on the border between China and Kazakhstan, the owner welcomes a guest by… [...]