Tag: Photo of the day
Faraday Cage
In Kyrgyzstan, a child from the village of Sary-Mogul plays in his grandfather’s car. That day, a strong thunderstorm was raging, not unusual for this part of… [...]
Struck by the wind
Portrait of a camel struck by the wind in the Aral Sea Desert, near Aral, in south-western Kazakhstan. The… [...]
Little Princess
In the few villages along the Pamir highway, you will always see children playing outside. They are sometimes the only signs of life in these seemingly deserted high… [...]
Under the Minaret
View of the ‘Moskva’ hotel from the Madrasa Kukeldash, in Uzbekistan. Two men shelter from the sun in the shadow of the minaret. At the moment the… [...]
Agitpunkt by the lake
An old Agitpunkt with a statue of Lenin in a village on Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Agitpunkty were political propaganda centers in charge of the creation and… [...]
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Morning mist over Shah-i-Zinda
While the magic of the site continues to work in the eyes of novices, the many restorations imposed on the necropolis of Shah-i-Zinda in recent years (visible… [...]
Homecoming to Saritag
After her work is done, the villager returns to Saritag. The village is located in the Fann Mountains in Tajikistan. The mountains (also called Fanns) are… [...]
Save the child from the pigeons!
A mother carries his child, standing among dozens of pigeons in front of the Sheikh Muslihiddin mausoleum in Khujand. This religious complex was named after… [...]
Novastan photo exhibition
Inside the mosque in Nukus, the capital of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan, a town off the beaten tourist track. Credit: Etienne Bellard (France, @etienneblld) This… [...]
Magical Place
A hippie camp hidden inbetween the trees right next to a Russian military base on Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. Credits: Lisa Moeckel (Germany) Find… [...]
Italian dessert out of clay
Two tourists take a selfie in the Kyzylkup valley, in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Oblys. This striking rock formation is popularly known as the Tiramisu Gorge. This… [...]
Valley of Eden
‘During my two-month hitchhiking trip across Central Asia, the Pamir Mountains stole my heart. In the Wakhan corridor, I stood in front of the Engels Glacier,… [...]