Category: Photo of the day
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Gypsy wedding
A large gathering of Gypsy women during a traditional wedding in Bukhara. Behzod Boltayev is currently working on a project about the lives of Gypsies in Central Asia,… [...]
In the Khatlon Valley
Fields of spring flowers in the hills of the Khatlon region. Credits : Etienne de Vaumas (France). Find all of our photos of the… [...]
Pause in the Heart of the Steppes
A herd of horses crosses a remote road in the vast Kazakh steppes. A typical rural scene where animals roam freely. Credits: Tommaso Aguzzi (@tomaguzzi, Italy) Find… [...]
Kutlugmurad Inak Madrasah
For visitors entering Itchan Kala through the Eastern Gate, or Polvon Gate, one of the first monuments to be discovered is the Kutlugmurad Inak madrasah, named after… [...]
Osh and the Alay Valley from Sulayman-Too
Views from the Sulayman-Too Mountain. In the sight you can see the city of Osh and at the end the mountains of the Alay Valley. Credits: Lucas… [...]
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The fertile valley
A mother and daughter cross a small bridge near Langhar, in the Wakhan Corridor. In stark contrast to the arid Pamir and Hindu Kush mountains, the… [...]
Handsome as a bus shelter
Portrait of a former Soviet Union bus stop in the village of Chingistay, Katon-Karagay district, Kazakhstan. Credit : Balzhan & Axel Monse, @infoshymkent (Germany) Find… [...]
Memory in Uniform
A school class is training for the Victory Day parade at the Lenin monument in Bishkek. Credits: Balzhan & Axel Monse (@infoshymkent, Germany) Find… [...]
Whistles master
Portrait of Kubaro Babaeva, a clay toy expert from Bukhara. She was a close family friend of photographer Behzod Boltayev. Until the end of her life, she sculpted toys… [...]
Pride of place
Kyrgyz guides strike a pose as they cross the Sary-Mogol pass in the Alaï region. Credits : Etienne de Vaumas (France) Find all… [...]
Plowing on the Slopes of the Karatau
A tractor is preparing the field at the slopes of the Karatau mountains near the village Turar Rysqulov in the Turkestan region in Kazakhstan. Credits: Balzhan & Axel Monse,… [...]