Photo of the day Archives

The termit attack

In 2021, all the houses that lined the wall of the old city of Khiva, Itchan Kala, are razed. When contacted, an architect present… [...]

Kamila Rustambekova is a documentary photographer and filmmaker based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, born in 1998. Her work focuses on the complexities of modern Uzbek society, exploring the working and living… [...]

Behind the wall

In Samarkand, a wall separates the Gur-e-Amir, from the popular district of Iskanderov in which it was located until 2009. This house narrowly escaped demolition. Despite criticism, the Uzbek… [...]

Temur in the park

As if it wanted to control the weather and to dominate the raging storm, the statue of Amir Temur stretches his hands toward the sky and clouds over the… [...]

A mosaïc wall

This mosaic adorns the wall along Registan Avenue in Samarkand. The wall only dates from 2009 but the mosaics give it, in the eyes of tourists, a Soviet past. [...]

Nooruz, celebrated in the streets of Dushanbe

Nooruz (literally “New Day”) is officially celebrated on March 21 in all the countries of the former Persian Empire and particularly in Central Asia. In Tajikistan,… [...]

Spring time is tulip time in Kazakhstan

As spring arrives in southern Kazakhstan, the wild, delicate tulips begin to bloom across the vast green steppe, adding colorful splashes to the endless meadows. Credits:… [...]

Lada towards the Horizon

Not an uncommon image: a Lada on the road through the mountains on the route between Osh and Bishkek Lada towards the Horizon on the road somewhere between Osh… [...]

Snowy Summits

View of Tian Shan Mountains from Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan. Photo: Lisa Moeckel (Germany) Find all of our photos of the day. [...]

Anzob Tunnel

In a short time, the Anzob Tunnel became the central core of Tajikistan’s main transport axis between the two parts of the country, the capital Dushanbe… [...]