Keyword: national geographic

Photos: Kyrgyz People Cling to Tradition in Forbidding Corner of Northern Afghanistan

A sheep herd leaving camp early in the morning in the remote Pamir plateau, in northeastern Afghanistan. Shepherds often carry guns, as wolf attacks on livestock are not uncommon. (Matthieu Paley)

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Photographer Matthieu Paley spent more than a decade photographing the Afghan Kyrgyz people, who live in one of the world's most remote and inhospitable areas.

March 25th by Liz Flora | Comments

Photos: Subjects, Including Cute Kids, Choose Photographer in Northern India

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Well-traveled photographer Anjum Vahanvati turned a car breakdown in northern India into an award-winning photo opportunity.

January 3rd by Liz Flora | Comments

Gallery: The Tea Road to Lhasa by Photographer Michael Yamashita

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In a stunning new book, National Geographic photographer Michael Yamashita takes viewers along a historic trade route high up in the Tibetan Plateau. In-person appearance at Asia Society Hong Kong this Thursday, October 25.

October 22nd by Liz Flora | Comments