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Near Almaty, Kazakhstan 2016 Bird trainer holds a hawk at a facility near Almaty, Kazakhstan. Sorry. I can’t tell you what kind of hawk this is. I was too busy getting my shot. I look for drama, not documentation, and … Continue reading
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Turkistan 2016 We stood on the side of a huge field where the men of the village played Kokpar or Buzhkazi…a form of polo played in Asia. I wanted to get some up close shots of the expressions on the … Continue reading
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Armenia 2106 An Armenian Wolfhound proudly guides his flock of hundreds of sheep down the highway leading to Azerbaijan. The Armenians crop the ears and tails of these dogs…they say it is so that if they got in a … Continue reading
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Near Almaty, Kazakhstan 2016 We drove to a sort of ‘sea-world’ for birds of prey in the foothills of the mountains surrounding Almaty. The man in the photo above was the owner and trainer. Although, he does not appear to … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 Our Turkistan guide lived in the village you can see in the background. He, like all the young men in the village, was an avid Kokpar rider. Kokpar is the name of the sport you see in the … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 The man earns his living by having his owl fly to amuse tourists. Most of the time, the owl sat in state on his little perch that looked like a tree branch. I didn’t see anyone pay to … Continue reading
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Turkistan 2016 The goal was to get the owl with his wings outspread and most crucial of all, his eyes in focus. It isn’t easy. I began my continuous shutter release as the handler threw his owl into space…it reminded … Continue reading
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Turkistan 2016 Kazakh men enjoy the sport of Buzhkazi or Kokpar as it is called in this region. As the men rode to the playing field, the horses became animated. They knew what was coming. There didn’t seem to be teams. … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 We visited a camel farm to watch a woman milk one of the cows or whatever female camels are called. But milk was not the prime harvest from these animals. Urine was. It seems that in Kazakhstan drinking … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 We spent the night in a farmhouse out on the steppe. The next morning we followed the woman of the house around the farmyard as she did her chores. The first job was to let the sheep out of … Continue reading
