Category: Photo of the day
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Sunday best in Ashgabat
A small insight in Turkmen street style at one… [...]
Thursday market
The colours of the Panjshanbe bazaar (Thursday market) in central Khujand, Tajikistan. Credit: Gina Bates (United Kingdom) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Cool blues
In dusty city of Aktau, in Kazakhstan, air conditioning units are a must for the hot summer days. The wind coming off the Caspian Sea whips the smell… [...]
Grouping the herd
At the end of the day, a shepherd gathers his flock, which will spend the night in a pen in Kojomkul, a small Kyrgyz village. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find more… [...]
Taekwondo in Bukhara
Taekwondo is a popular sport in Uzbekistan. The country hosted the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. Credit: Hubert-Félix Delattre (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
On the road again
Waiting on the Pamir Road in Tajikistan. Credit: Ryad Hitouche (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
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Light pollution
On an astrophotographic night, even above 2500m, the light pollution of the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan is always apparent. Credit: Andy Howe (United Kingdom) Find all of our… [...]
Herd watching
In order to observe his various herds, freely distributed in these Kyrgyz steppes, Nourlan takes a little height by climbing this pass located at approximately 3500m of altitude. Credit:… [...]
Talco in Tursunzoda
The Tursunzoda aluminum plant – the largest in Central Asia – is Tajikistan’s main economic asset. Despite the difficulties facing the plant (dilapidated, landlocked, etc.), more than half… [...]
Working adaptions
Ali Umarov fixing an excavator at the coal mine “Kyzyl-Bulak” about 6,5 km away from Sary-Mogol. Since the Covid-19 pandemic he has to work there as an electric welder. Initially… [...]