Photographer Ken Hermann and art director Gem Fletcher have collaborated for their series Bökh on magnificent portraits of traditional Mongolian wrestlers in the steppes.
Another great film by friend of 5 things, Brandon Li.
Traditionally the art of Eagle Hunting in the Kazakh culture was only handed down to boys, but now girls are being taught the tradition in Mongolia to keep it alive when their brothers have to leave the land.
Israeli-Russian photographer Asher Svidensky encountered Ashol Pan, a 13-year-old, the first female to be trained for this old Kazakh art.
“She was perfect. I was amazed by her comfort and ease as she began handling the grand eagle for the first time in her life. She was fearlessly carrying it on her hand and caressing it somewhat joyfully.”
German photographer Jakob Wagner brings this stunning series of aerial photos of the harsh and stark Gobi Desert.
What is often featureless from ground level becomes contoured and beautiful when seen from above.
photo by SKYE user Auggie L
photo by SKYE user Auggie L
DENMARK
photo by SKYE user Lasse Z
Mongolia
photo by SKYE user Michael Selby
I love the pair of shots of the same bridge. Things in series are instantly more interesting.
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