Tag: Kazakhstan
Into the sunset
A boy is riding… [...]
Dromedary plains
Dromedary camels graze alongside the long, flat road leading from Aktau airport to Aktau city near the Caspian Sea. In Kazakhstan, you can find three types of camels… [...]
Nazarbaev Library
Nazarbaev Library in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan.Credit: Raban Haaijk (Netherlands)… [...]
Meteorite Duo
Above Shymbulak in… [...]
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Racing through the corridors
On a train lumbering through the Kazakh desert, the corridor becomes a playground for the restless children onboard. Credit: Ashley et Quentin (France)Find all of our photos… [...]
Singing dune
This dune, more than one hundred metres high, was formed from sand carried by the river Ili in the Altyn-Emel National Park in Kazakhstan. In dry and windy… [...]
Lunch hour on the rails
Nurlan unpackages a tightly wrapped bag with his lunch. Passengers on this train bring enough food from home to get them through the ride, and their own sweets to go… [...]
Cool blues
In dusty city of Aktau, in Kazakhstan, air conditioning units are a must for the hot summer days. The wind coming off the Caspian Sea whips the smell… [...]
Light pollution
On an astrophotographic night, even above 2500m, the light pollution of the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan is always apparent. Credit: Andy Howe (United Kingdom) Find all of our… [...]
Charyn Canyon
Not far from Almaty in Kazakhstan, away from the main road, you can see horses grazing to pass the time with an impressive mountain range as a backdrop. Credit: … [...]