Nik Station
From the Steppes€600
We stopped the old Russian jeep, a UAZ. There it was, a petrol station, protected with a lightning rod, sitting all alone in the empty steppe of the Gobi desert.
fine art prints by National Geographic photographer Matthieu Paley
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€600
Nishtkhowr
Green€1100
Near the eastern end of the inhabited Wakhan corridor, where roads dwindle to footpaths, a girl twists the tail of the family cow to hurry it toward their home in the village of Nishtkhowr.
Om
Lost Highway€650
“My name is Om, only Om.” He was young and smiling.
“I left before sunrise. I am walking from my home in Hoshangabad to the temple of Salkanpur, up on that hill. You see, I just got a job, I need to thank the gods! İ will return home tonight.”
I had not realized he was barefoot, wearing a freshly ironed shirt but no shoes.
Ooroon Boi
Blue€900
Fighting his way through a gale, Ooroon Boi looks for water for his horse on his way down to the lower Wakhan valley.
Panshamdal, Kunti & Dalba
Lost Highway€700
Traffic is crazy, my van is on the side of the road, I record sound: “How many months have you been walking?”
“It’s been 16 months.” It’s reflected in the guy’s beards, they shaved it at the beginning of their walk and didn’t touch it after that.
“How many kilometres a day? “
“We walk about 12km daily”
“Which length of Parikrama (pilgrimage) are you doing?”
“We are doing the auspicious 3 years, 3 months, 3 days. We are Panshamdal, Kunti Bai and Dalba Yar.”
We hug and I leave.
Panshamdal, Kunti & Dalba (Copy)
€700
Traffic is crazy, my van is on the side of the road, I record sound: “How many months have you been walking?”
50% of the proceeds from the sale of this print will go towards Better Water.
Passu Yikh
Red€600
Before heading out towards Passu Glacier. Karakoram, Pakistan.
Pegish I
From the Steppes€750
Pegich kept circling the flames, busy as she was, mending the fire, preparing diner. The wife of Er Ali Boi, she is named after the Wakhi village she was born in, a week walk down the valley. Most Afghan Kyrgyz woman have their blouses decorated with shiny pretty things – trinkets gathered over the years, as well as with old family heirlooms.
Pegish II
InstagramThis Right Here€800
Field, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.
Pikalujak I
Red€600
Aerial view of the eastern coast of Greenland on the edge of Isortoq village.
Pikalujak II
BlueInstagram€900
It’s 2:30pm in December and we only have three hours of daylight. Iceberg on the edge of Isortoq. East Coast, Greenland.
Pikalujak III
BlueInstagram€1100
Experimenting with slow shutter speed while returning from hunting on the edge of Isortoq village. East Coast, Greenland.
Poddamani
Green€700
After the heat of the plains, what a breeze to enter these coffee plantations near Coorg. An African Tulip tree and its vibrant orange blooms. Kodagu, India.
Popular
This Right Here€600
Highway, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Prahlad San
Lost Highway€700
Prahlad San on his way to the ocean—still over 1,000 miles to go.
Qach Baig
To The Snow€900
That light in Wakhi homes, it’s a gift. Large central opening on the roof, no windows, dark backdrop of soot, years of making open fire…and the ladies having a tea break in the middle of winter.
Qala-e Ust I
This Right Here€800
TV, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.
Qala-e Ust II
Red€750
Old venerated tree, adorned with colorful cloth, tied by visitors – a shrine. Wakhan Corridor.
Qorun
Red€600
Qorun Glacier, on the ancient trail leading to Shimshal valley, the highest settlement in Pakistan. Karakoram
Qyzyl Qorum I
To The Snow€1500
Tella Bu and her sisters head out early morning to a spring, a short walk away from the Khan’s camp. Of course, it had frozen hard overnight, so they broke the ice with a metal bar. Then they filled the buckets and load them on the family camel, back to camp to make tea.
Qyzyl Qorum II
From the SteppesInstagram€750
Portrait of Mujaheed, one of the Khan’s younger sons to get married in summer 2008. Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan’s camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz).
Qyzyl Qorum III
Red€750
Sheep and goats heading into the wintery pastures. Qyzyl Qorum camp. Afghan Pamir.
Radhika I
This Right Here€800
Radhika’s home, Uttarakhand, India.
Radhika II
This Right Here€650
Radhika’s home, Uttarakhand, India.
Raje Krishna
Lost Highway€700
You couldn’t miss him—such colors! On his throat is written the word “Krishna”. He is a traditional performance artist known as a behurupiya.
“I am Raje Krishna on my way to the temple, that’s who I am!”
Rakaposhi I
From the Steppes€750
Rakaposhi is a gem of a mountain. I always peek at the top, hoping to see someone move up there. Down below in Minapin village, water channels bring glacial waters, turning rubble into an oasis.
Rakaposhi II
Green€900
Rakaposhi, also known as Dumani (“Mother of Mist”) in North Pakistan, is the 27th highest mountain in the world (7788 m – 25.551 ft). Measured from base to summit, it has an uninterrupted ~6000 meters vertical rise which, in a way, makes it the tallest free standing mountain in the world. It was first climbed by a British-Pakistani team in 1958 – and not many times after that. I remember how stunned I was the first time I saw this giant popping out of the landscape – I didn’t know what mountains were before I saw that.
Rakesh & Kamal
Lost Highway€650
Rakesh Djagi, with trident on his back and Kamal Giri, his companion. They get small donations, acts of kindness to help them feed their cow named Narmada.
Rorung
InstagramThis Right Here€900
Stones of silence. Looking south from the edge of the Hindu Kush before it turns Karakoram. Over the horizon, our destination, Pakistan. Pamir, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.
Safar Boi
InstagramTo The Snow€1100
It is so tricky in here, always so little light. I rested my camera on a water drum, a temporary tripod. In the back, they were comparing rings, just before the wedding started. Safar Boi’s home.
Sai Baba
This Right Here€600
Radhika’s home, Uttarakhand, India.