Tag: Aral Sea
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… [...]
Aralsk: Pictures of the Vanished Aral Sea
A PLACE IN CENTRAL ASIA – A victim of one of the greatest ecological catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Aral Sea, which is located in northern Uzbekistan and western… [...]
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Abandoned fleet
Former fishing fleet… [...]
Aral Sea Monument
Aral Sea Monument in Moynaq placed above the former shore of the lake features the depictions of the Aral Sea in 1960 and the current state that are clearly… [...]
A camel at the edge of the ancient Aral Sea
On the ancient shores of a dried-up Aral Sea, a camel stands motionless, like a symbol of the region’s desertification. Credit: Antoine Beguier (France) Find all of our photos… [...]
Lake and horizon
The blue of the Aral Sea, here on the Uzbek side, seems to mix with the clear sky on the horizon. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all of our photos… [...]
On the edge of the Aral Sea
In Kazakhstan, fifty years ago, this house was located on the edge of the sea. As the Aral continues to dry up, the coastline has shifted by 90 km. Credit… [...]
Peeled off memories
In a hotel in Moynaq, a former coastal town on the Aral Sea, the owners are moving to a more prosperous town. They leave behind them a flaking painting depicting… [...]
Midday sun over the Aral Sea
The Aral Sea in the far west of Uzbekistan, photographed from a yurt camp, glistens in the midday sun. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all of our photos of the… [...]