Tajikistan
Coleus in the Bathtub
In Tajikistan, by decorating the Khoja Obi Garms Sanatorium with a colourful variety of indoor plants in various places, the staff strive to bring a little colour into the cold… [...]
Pit Stop Qurut
On the drive through from Khujand to Dushanbe in a tiny tajik village along the route. A shop provides some goods for the hungry travellers and a great variety of… [...]
Looking for Rhythms of Lost Time, in Tajikistan
With her most recent documentary, Rhythms of Lost Time, Anisa Sabiri proposes a journey across the most remote regions of Tajikistan, home to the last vestiges of an ancient culture. [...]
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The exterior of the Panjshanbe bazaar in Khujand, Tajikistan.Credit: Gina Bates… [...]
Plant aesthetics
The diversity of different indoor plants in one of the rooms at the Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium in Tajikistan give a homely touch to the otherwise clinical atmosphere of the… [...]
Soviet urbanity
With the mountains as a backdrop, the view falls on a Soviet bus-style apartment building in the capital of Tajikistan’s Khorugh district. Credit: Joachim Bohndorf (Germany) Find all… [...]
Bank of the Syr Darya
View of one of the banks of the Syr Darya River in central Khujand, Tajikistan. Credit: Gina Bates (United Kingdom) Find all of our photos of… [...]
Traditional tajik home
Details of a traditional tajik house at the Kamal Khujandi Museum… [...]
Dried fruit at the market
Dried fruits in the colourful Panjshanbe bazaar in Khujand, Tajikistan. Credit: Gina Bates (United Kingdom) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Bridge over the Pandj river
A bridge over the Pandj River between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Credit: Christine Wystup (France) Find all of our photos of the day… [...]