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Herbs for the fire
The product of a day’s work in Rangkul, Tajikistan: Go to Lake Rangkul from the village (10 km from the village) to mow some herbs used to light the… [...]
Fabric market
Fabric section of the bazaar of Margilan in eastern Uzbekistan. Credit: Clara Cohade (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
From village to suburb
Prigorodny has long been a peaceful holiday resort for the inhabitants of Tselinograd, a secondary town about 20 kilometres away. In 1998, Tselinograd became Astana, and then Nur-Sultan, the… [...]
Sunset over Khujand
The glowing mountains surrounding the city of Khujand in Tajikistan intensify its character. Credit: Simon Massicotte Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Dust and solitude
View of the Kazakh steppes by a train crossing from Kazakhstan. Credit: Antonin Lechat (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
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Camels walk on the snow in Boirok-Bulak, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Théo Saffroy (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Morning at Arslanbob
As the sun goes up, the sellers of this market do their first business in the village of Arslanbob in Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany) This photo is part of… [...]
Still life
The restaurant “Vienna” inside the Hotel Uzbekistan in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital. Credit: Antonin Lechat (France) Find all of our photos of the day. [...]
Prigorodny dachas
In the suburbs of Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan, located between the international airport and the ultra-modern buildings of the 2017 World Expo, the Prigorodny dachas are living on borrowed… [...]
Out of spotlight
The opulent chandelier disappears in the details of the ceiling ornamentation of the Kamal Khujandi Theater in Khujand. Credit: Simon Massicotte Find all of our photos of the… [...]
Reflection
View next to Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Credit: Charlotte Bonin (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]