Tag: Kyrgyzstan

  • MOUNTAINS, HORSES AND JAILOO

    On maps, Kyrgyzstan looks like a country made of ridgelines. Landlocked, mountainous and wedged between larger powers, it had intrigued me for years. I finally visited in July 2023 to photograph alfalfa. What filled my viewfinder instead were ‘jailoo’ grasslands, towering mountains, vast skies and horses grazing as if little had changed in centuries. Kyrgyzstan

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    MOUNTAINS, HORSES AND JAILOO
  • TWO STANS AND ALFALFA

    The glaciers of the Tien Shan mountain range in Central Asia are receding quickly. And that’s causing a lot of concern amongst the farmers of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The glacial meltwaters which allowed them to irrigate their crops are no longer abundant. And without adequate water, yields plummet. I joined a group of scientists brought

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    TWO STANS AND ALFALFA
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