Tag: Bukhara
Carpet merchant
To attract tourists, Bukhara merchants display a multitude of small, colorful objects outside their stores: antique chalpan embroidery, tubeteika (headdresses with a wide variety of designs, worn by… [...]
Karakalpakstan: long prison sentences for participants in last year’s protests
Some 20 people have been sentenced to prison for their participation in the protests that took place in Karakalpakstan last summer. The trial has been controversial, as the investigation into… [...]
Bukharan Mornings
The sun’s morning rays are already glaring in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, before the shadows can begin to fade. A shopkeeper walks to open his shop as a pair of tourists stroll… [...]
Non-Seller
A woman selling non, traditional Uzbek bread baked in the Tandir oven in Bukhara’s Kolkhoz Bazaar, Uzbekistan. Foto: Konstantin Novaković (Serbia) Find all of our… [...]
Indoor local bazaar
Outside the old city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan, a few kilometers is the local food bazaar, where the souvenir shops of the city center fall away and the… [...]
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Sunset Cycle
A worker cycles home, bundled up against the chill of Bukharan nights. Though it is spring, the temperature drops to a brisk chill at night as soon as the sun… [...]
Filming the Love Story
In Uzbekistan, the Kalan Mosque in Bukhara was taken over by this young couple for the shooting of their wedding film. The groom is in modern formal wear,… [...]
Morning commute
A man rides a bicycle in the old city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Credit: Ashley and Quentin (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Baked Goods
A woman selling bread on the streets of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Credit: Christine Wystup (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. … [...]