Tag: Antoine Béguier
From the Tower
From the Baiterek Tower, which overlooks the centre of Nur-Sultan, it is possible to observe the new architecture of the city, which houses palaces, administrations and… [...]
Silk Highway
Due to the low population density, the Kyrgyz state provides electricity in some of the most isolated villages of the country. Crédit: Antoine BéguierFind… [...]
Real estate pressure
Les appartements de standing font de Nur-Sultan une ville difficile d’accès aux classes populaires. Expropriations, reconstructions et arrivée massive de nouveaux habitants (fonctionnaires et cadres en tête) génèrent une… [...]
The Shore at Lake Kel-Suu
Tormented landscape by Lake Kel-Suu, Kyrgyzstan, a few kilometers from the Chinese border. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find more of the series here. Find all of our photos… [...]
In a Kyrgyz playground
Three children walk across their school playground to decorate their classroom for the start of the school year. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France)Find… [...]
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Back to School in Kyrgyzstan
A primary school teacher teaches her students at the start of the new school year in the remote village of Ak Shirak in Kyrgyzstan. Although the start of the school… [...]
Back to School in Kyrgyzstan
A young pupil waits for his first lesson in the 2021 school year. As a relic from the Soviet era, pupils in Kyrgyzstan proudly wear their uniform. The mouth-nose protection,… [...]
Being 20 years old in Bishkek
Portrait of a young man in the center of Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find all of our photos of the… [...]
Shared road
The state of the roads in Kyrgyzstan considerably lengthens the travel time. Permanent potholes, damaged or non-existent pavement, landslides are as many challenges offered to the drivers. Especially since sometimes,… [...]
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… [...]