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A life in the open air
Song-Köl, the country’s largest freshwater reserve, is traditionally home to yurt camps and numerous herds during the summer. Tourists come here for the scenery and swimming, of course,… [...]
Crossing the mighty river Irtysh
For a long time, the ferry across the Irtysh River near the village of Kaznakovka was the only connection between the towns on the western and eastern shores… [...]
Madonna of the bazaar’s food court
Chorsu bazaar means ‘the four roads’, because this is where the region’s merchants gather to sell everything the country produces: dried and fresh fruit, vegetables and salads, cold… [...]
Cultural Issues
In the Almaty region, the Soviet-era House of Culture stands as a fading gem. Erdar and Akmaral, its devoted caretakers guard its garden and history. They shared… [...]
The Samanid Mausoleum
This small brick building dating from 868 is the burial place of Ismail I, the founder of the Samanid dynasty. For almost a century, the Samanids ruled… [...]
Faraday Cage
In Kyrgyzstan, a child from the village of Sary-Mogul plays in his grandfather’s car. That day, a strong thunderstorm was raging, not unusual for this part of… [...]
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Struck by the wind
Portrait of a camel struck by the wind in the Aral Sea Desert, near Aral, in south-western Kazakhstan. The… [...]
Little Princess
In the few villages along the Pamir highway, you will always see children playing outside. They are sometimes the only signs of life in these seemingly deserted high… [...]
Under the Minaret
View of the ‘Moskva’ hotel from the Madrasa Kukeldash, in Uzbekistan. Two men shelter from the sun in the shadow of the minaret. At the moment the… [...]
Agitpunkt by the lake
An old Agitpunkt with a statue of Lenin in a village on Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Agitpunkty were political propaganda centers in charge of the creation and… [...]
Morning mist over Shah-i-Zinda
While the magic of the site continues to work in the eyes of novices, the many restorations imposed on the necropolis of Shah-i-Zinda in recent years (visible… [...]
Homecoming to Saritag
After her work is done, the villager returns to Saritag. The village is located in the Fann Mountains in Tajikistan. The mountains (also called Fanns) are… [...]