Kyrgyzstan
Back to School in Kyrgyzstan
A primary school teacher teaches her students at the start of the new school year in the remote village of Ak Shirak in Kyrgyzstan. Although the start of the school… [...]
Back to School in Kyrgyzstan
A young pupil waits for his first lesson in the 2021 school year. As a relic from the Soviet era, pupils in Kyrgyzstan proudly wear their uniform. The mouth-nose protection,… [...]
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The Konorchok canyon in the Chuy valley, on the road from Bishkek to Issyk-Kul, has a spectacular geology, due to the erosion of particularly soft yellow and ochre… [...]
Graffiti art
The countless graffiti in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital, under the sun.Credit: Simon Massicotte (Italy) Find all of our photos… [...]
Car trouble
A reminder that every trip might be accompanied by some issues. Here an example from Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Simon Massicotte (Italy) Find all of our photos of the day… [...]
Blue train
Between Kyzart and… [...]
Bishkek National Museum of Fine Arts
The Kyrgyz capital still offers many examples of Soviet-era architecture to its visitors, such as the National Museum of Fine Arts in Bishkek, a work of the architect Djenkhenbayev from… [...]