Hot springs are precious… what a gift to have hot water year round. Ato Mohammed and his dad, shortly before walking back home down the valley to their village. Looking at their faces, it’s fascinating to consider the implications on human migration. Think of our history, of all the ancient paths that have been taken to reach every corner of the earth, all the drama and excitement that must have taken place (and still is taking place).
On my sixth expedition to the Wakhan corridor, shooting a story for National Geographic on the Out of Eden Walk (titled “Passage to Another Time”, Sept. 2018). A four-week trek from Afghanistan into Pakistan, across the Pamir and Karakoram mountains with writer Paul Salopek who is walking across the world on foot to retrace the ancient path of human migration.
Print Details
Format: Archival print, printed with pigment ink on acid free Hahnemühle paper.
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