Tag: Photo of the day
Pause in the Heart of the Steppes
A herd of horses crosses a remote road in the vast Kazakh steppes. A typical rural scene where animals roam freely. Credits: Tommaso Aguzzi (@tomaguzzi, Italy) Find… [...]
Kutlugmurad Inak Madrasah
For visitors entering Itchan Kala through the Eastern Gate, or Polvon Gate, one of the first monuments to be discovered is the Kutlugmurad Inak madrasah, named after… [...]
Osh and the Alay Valley from Sulayman-Too
Views from the Sulayman-Too Mountain. In the sight you can see the city of Osh and at the end the mountains of the Alay Valley. Credits: Lucas… [...]
The fertile valley
A mother and daughter cross a small bridge near Langhar, in the Wakhan Corridor. In stark contrast to the arid Pamir and Hindu Kush mountains, the… [...]
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Handsome as a bus shelter
Portrait of a former Soviet Union bus stop in the village of Chingistay, Katon-Karagay district, Kazakhstan. Credit : Balzhan & Axel Monse, @infoshymkent (Germany) Find… [...]
Memory in Uniform
A school class is training for the Victory Day parade at the Lenin monument in Bishkek. Credits: Balzhan & Axel Monse (@infoshymkent, Germany) Find… [...]
Whistles master
Portrait of Kubaro Babaeva, a clay toy expert from Bukhara. She was a close family friend of photographer Behzod Boltayev. Until the end of her life, she sculpted toys… [...]
Pride of place
Kyrgyz guides strike a pose as they cross the Sary-Mogol pass in the Alaï region. Credits : Etienne de Vaumas (France) Find all… [...]
Plowing on the Slopes of the Karatau
A tractor is preparing the field at the slopes of the Karatau mountains near the village Turar Rysqulov in the Turkestan region in Kazakhstan. Credits: Balzhan & Axel Monse,… [...]
Yurts in Besh-Tash
A yurt camp in Besh-Tash Nature Park. The name “Besh-Tash,” which means “five stones” in Kyrgyz, is inspired by the five stones that stand in the gorge. Due to… [...]
Young Darboz
During the Nowruz celebrations in Tashkent’s main parks, you can watch tightrope walkers, or darbozes. Their skills are passed down from generation to generation, with training starting at an… [...]