Tag: Kyrgyzstan
On the road to Bishkek
To the south of Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital, mountain villages, ski resorts and a slowly rusting old propaganda billboard. Credits : Pierre-Armand Dussex (France) Find… [...]
Monochrome
A shepherd on horseback guards his flock in the Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan. Credits : Pierre-Armand Dussex (Switzerland) Find all of… [...]
Victory square
Victory Square is a much-visited place in Bishkek. Its immense esplanade is dominated by the monument to Victory over Nazi Germany and its emblematic tynduk, the zenithal opening… [...]
Quality Requirments
The cattle market in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan starts early in the morning, even in winter. The purchase of livestock and pack animals must be well thought out –… [...]
Nightfall in Song Köl
At dusk, all around Lake Song-Köl in Kyrgyzstan, the yurts light up one by one. Nowadays, almost all the camps have their own generator, but oil lamps are… [...]
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First steps
In visible proximity, this young resident of Sary-Mogol ventures his first steps outside the protective warmth of home. The village sits close to the border with Tajikistan… [...]
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… [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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… [...]
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… [...]