Tag: Kyrgyzstan
A powerful symbol
A MIG-23, a Soviet-era fighter plane, stands at the entrance to Tokmok. Well known to tourists for its proximity to the Burana Tower, Tokmok is also a… [...]
Winter is coming
The moments before sunrise reaches the Takyr Tor glacier on the western edge of Kyrgyzstan’s Ala-Köl lake. Credits : Stephen Lioy (USA, @slioy,… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 : the results
And the winner is … Kyrgyzstan! This is the main winner of our photo competition, whose theme ‘Frame the Joy’ proved to be a real challenge for the participants. It… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #9
“After crossing a few regions in the intimacy of shared taxis, under the cottony skies of the old Silk Roads, I finally arrived in the wild heart of Kyrgyzstan. I… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #6
‘At my guide and friend Turat’s house, on the outskirts of Min-Kush, in Naryn. Here, he is playing with his kids before saying goodbye to them for a few days,… [...]
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Novastan photo contest 2024 #4
“The nomads, who live on the shores of Lake Son Kul from May to September, are beginning to prepare for the cold winter ahead. They dismantle their yurt camps and… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #3
“In a micro district of Bishkek, a little girl plays at flying in front of the scenery of a bygone era”. Credits : Marylise Vigneau (@marylisevigneau, France) Find… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #2
‘The fields around Kyzart, in Kyrgyzstan, offer a bucolic setting where children play in perfect harmony with nature. The boys, who ride with the ease and abandon that comes from… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #1
‘In the semi-abandoned sanatorium of Jeti Ögüz, I wandered among ruined Soviet structures, slowly being reclaimed by nature. The place seemed forgotten until I came across a small teahouse with… [...]
Lake Song-Köl
In Kyrgyzstan, Mambeth, a young shepherd, watches the herds graze in the distance. His yurt camp is ideally located above Lake Song-Köl on good grassland. Lake Song-Köl lies… [...]
Under the rainbow
A rainbow stretches over the mountains of the Köl-Suu yurt camp in Kyrgyzstan. In many cultures, the rainbow is interpreted as a bridge between two dimensions, terrestrial and… [...]
Alpine cheese
Kurut, a dry, salty cheese, dries after being formed into balls by the little hands of the children at the Köl-Suu yurt camp. To find out all you… [...]