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No phones while muleback riding

A young boy fiddles with his mobile phone as he rides his mule home through the countryside in the Sughd region of northern Tajikistan. On his… [...]

yurt camp plateau Lake Son Kul in Kyrgyzstan.

Yurt camp on the high plateau

At the end of summer it is not uncommon for snow to fall on the high plateau around Lake Son Kul in Kyrgyzstan. By the end of August, the… [...]

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,… [...]

Steppes heard of horses Kazakhstan rural road

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… [...]

Bikers

Two men cross the village of Alichur on their motorbike. Behind them, the typical landscape of Pamir in Tajikistan: desertic plains with peaks in the background, and a… [...]

Och and the Alay Valley from Sulaiman-Too

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… [...]

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… [...]

A school class Victory Day parade at the Lenin monument in Bishkek.

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… [...]

An old lady at the window with a toy in her hands

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… [...]

tractor field slopes Karatau mountains village Turar Rysqulov Turkestan region Kazakhstan.

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,… [...]

Yurts in Besh-Tash

A yurt camp in Besh-Tash Nature Park. The name “Besh-Tash,” which means “five stones” in Kyrgyz, is inspired by the five stones that stand in the gorge. Due to… [...]