High in the Karakoram mountains, near the border with Tibet, The Hunza valley has been called the Shangri-La of Pakistan. A land of snow capped, ancient beliefs and a robust, gracious people. But with the improvement of the road access, the place is slowly changing.

Excerpt from text by ©Mareile Paley:
"Mashruf, the Bitan of Tsil, believes in fairies. Twenty one to be exact. " There are 21 fairies, always 21. When I burn Juniper branches, they come. It reminds them of the forest they live in..." Fairies are no laughing matter in Northern Pakistan's Hunza valley."...