Tag: Kyrgyzstan
Grouping the herd
At the end of the day, a shepherd gathers his flock, which will spend the night in a pen in Kojomkul, a small Kyrgyz village. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find more… [...]
Working adaptions
Ali Umarov fixing an excavator at the coal mine “Kyzyl-Bulak” about 6,5 km away from Sary-Mogol. Since the Covid-19 pandemic he has to work there as an electric welder. Initially… [...]
Shepherds and their flocks return home
In At-Bashi valley yellowed by the summer in Kyrgyzstan, the shepherds and their flocks return to their homes after several months spent in the mountains. Credit: Cyril Caldero (France)… [...]
Horses in the wild
A herd of free-roaming horses graze on the early spring grass of the Kyrgyz steppes. Credit: Antoine Beguier (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Family Time
23 year old Ali Umarov with his son at home in Sary-Mogol after work. Ali began working in tourism in the 7th grade. His father Umar Tashbekov was the director… [...]
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The urgency of everyday life
In many Kyrgyz villages, small stalls allow the inhabitants to buy a multitude of daily products, from the toothbrush to the small brick of condensed milk through the washing powder. [...]
In the kitchen
Almazbek Midinov, 27, sitting in the kitchen with his family (wife, daughter and brother) in Sary-Mogol. He started working as a mountain guide at CBT Sary-Mogol in 2013. In 2017,… [...]
Masterclass
The 58-year old Buunisa Termechikova in the workshop of the Ethnological Museum in Sary-Mogol. With a participant of her master-class they apply hair on the dolls they fabricated. Buunisa opened… [...]
Spring evening
The village of Kojomkoul in Kyrgyzstan is enjoying the last flashes of light before falling asleep in a dark and icy night. Credit: Antoine Beguier (France) Find more photos from the… [...]
Friendship ties
A sculpture in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, near the White House celebrates the 100th anniversary of friendship between the USSR and Kyrgyzstan, called the Stella of Friendship. It was… [...]
“Ayban Ferma”: translating George Orwell into Kyrgyz
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” is one of the most famous mottos in world literature. The novel it comes from, George Orwell’s Animal… [...]