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Approaching a centennial celebration, it seems that the fitness of mountain people is inherent through to old age.
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At-Tar (horses) - Shepherding at the foothills of the First May Mountains.
"Horse" in Kyrgyzstan is called "At" (horse) – or "Attar" (horses)
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Young boy with horses at the foothills of the Mountains, near Lake Issyk Kul, Naryn District, Krygyzstan. "Horse" in Kyrgish is called "At" (horse) – or "Attar" (horses)
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Horses being exercised at 6 o'clock early-morning by the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul.
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Vendor in Osh Market, Bishkek. From a collection of portraits from a rural community, deep in Kyrgyzstan At Bashi district. Part of a research medical study funded by The Wellcome Institute and enabled by Dr. Rupert Jones at Plymouth University.
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On the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, next to the old Soviet sanatorium.
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There is a ravine - high up in the mountains south of Lake Issyk-Kul.
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A generation of four in a Kyrgyz rural community
A collection of portraits from a rural community, deep in Kyrgyzstan At Bashi district. Part of a research medical study funded by The Wellcome Institute and enabled by Dr. Rupert Jones at Plymouth University.
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A woman spinning yarn in At-Bashi Market,
A collection of portraits from a rural community, deep in Kyrgyzstan At Bashi district. Part of a research medical study funded by The Wellcome Institute and enabled by Dr. Rupert Jones at Plymouth University.
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A veteran horse-riding champion from the Nomad Games at the foothills of the First May Mountains.
Foothills of the First-May Mountains, near At-Bashi, Naryn District, Krygyzstan.
"Horse" in Kyrgyzstan is called "At" (horse) – or "Attar" (horses)
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Osh Market, Bishkek in Krygyzstan. A bustling treasure trove of exotic goods can be found...
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Osh - Central market of Bishkek in Krygyzstan.
Osh Market, Bishkek in Krygyzstan. A bustling treasure trove of exotic goods can be found...
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Looking across the Torugart Pass from Kyrgyzstan into China, adjacent to Tash Rabat, an ancient caravanserai on the Silk Road.
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Mosque and old Russian vehicle spewing smoke. Ak-Muz, driving towards the Chinese border.
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Mother and daughter collecting water outside the village in Naryn District.
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Portrait of Afghani man in traditional Krygz nomad hat.
Islamadeen Wahan Jackmaqdeen from the village of Baizambi, Afganistan.
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Street vendor making and selling Kumis – a fermented dairy product made from mare's milk.
Ironic considering her apron says Nashzce Pivo (beer)
Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan
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Yurts on the Mountainside: Looking over the river towards Ozgorush, on the road to Bosogo from At-Bashi, Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan.
This pass leads to the Chinese border a few kilometres away.
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Shepherding at the foothills of the Mountainside near Bosogo, Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan.
This pass leads to the Chinese border a few kilometres away.
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Shepherding at the foothills of the Mountainside near Bosogo, Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan.
This pass leads to the Chinese border a few kilometres away.
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The local doctor (left) and farmer (right) inside a traditional Kyrgish interior – playing the heroic, traditional Kyrgish instrument: the Komuz.
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A veteran horse-riding champion from the Nomad Games at the foothills of the First May Mountains.
Foothills of the First-May Mountains, near At-Bashi, Naryn District, Krygyzstan.