Matthieu Paley
  • Portfolio
    • Editorial
    • Creative
    • Tearsheets
  • Stories
  • Books
    • Pamir - Forgotten on the Roof of the World
    • Dans les roues de Jack Kerouac
    • Mongolie - La route de l'Horizon
    • Siberia - Serko
  • Fine Art
  • Multimedia
  • Blog
  • Info
    • Bio
    • Awards
    • Exhibitions
    • Lectures
    • Workshops
    • Buy a print
    • Current location
    • Contact
  • Archive
  • Client Area
Contact Sheet/Lightbox



An Ethereal World

(17 images)
Slideshow View Lightbox
 
  • Kachura_MP01_80x...jpg
    test
  • Serko_MP02_91.45...jpg
    test
  • Ice_Rider_MP03_9...jpg
    test
  • Alexei_MP04_104x...jpg
    test
  • Baikal_Ice_MP05_...jpg
    test
  • Reaching_Olkhon_...jpg
    test
  • Ice_Pine_MP07_55...jpg
    test
  • Bolshoi_Kunaley_...jpg
    test
  • Buzkachi1_MP09_8...jpg
    test
  • Buzkachi2_MP10_8...jpg
    test
  • Bactrians_MP11_5...jpg
    test
  • Andamin_MP12_70x...jpg
    test
  • Green-eyed Gul returning from school. Wakhi girls are privileged in the sense that getting education is a priority among this Ismaili community. The Aga Khan, their spiritual leader says the following: "If you have 2 children, a boy and a girl, but not enough money to educate both kids: give education in priority to the girl - as a future mother, the girl will be the one later educating your grand children..." Sarhad Village, Wakhan Corridor.
    Azra_MP13_50x37....jpg
    test
  • Garments of the sons of Abdul Rashid Khan, the King of the Pamir..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    Qyzyl_Qorum_MP14...jpg
    test
  • Portrait of Marbet (7 years old), returning from looking over sheep outside. Her red cheecks are due to cold weather..Campment of Tshar Tash (Haji Osman's camp), in the Wagajhir valley, at the source of the Oxus..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    Marbet_MP15_60x4...jpg
    test
  • Nassim's young wife died recently. He himself almost died from pneumonia. He must move to his brother's campment with his young daughter so his wife's brother takes care of him..Campment of the "second" Sary Tash. Ustad's Ghulam's camp..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    Sary_Tash_MP16_8...jpg
    test
  • Wakhis on their way to a wedding on horseback, below a 4000m mountain scree..Near Sarhad, the first village coming down from the Little Pamir. .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    Sarhad_Scree_MP1...jpg
    test
 
Tweet
© all images Matthieu Paley |CONTACT