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PORTFOLIO - EDITORIAL

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Editorial portfolio from photographer Matthieu Paley
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  • Kyrgyz herders adore their smartphones, which they acquire by bartering and keep charged with solar panels. The gadgets, which first appeared in the Afghan Pamir in 2010, are useless for communication?cellular service doesn't reach the isolated plateau?so they're used to play music and take photos. Phones, like all imported goods in the Pamir, are brought on the back of yaks or horses...Wedding celebration at Kitshiq Aq Jyrga...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains (average 4200 meters) , where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • The trees passing by. Images to illustrate the road and the people you meet along the way on a trip across the USA...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”. Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
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  • View over New York, uptown near Central Park...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”. Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
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  • Actress Ayça Bingöl (Cemile Akarsu in the film - in white) and Farah Zeynep Abdullah (Aylin Akarsu in film - in black)...In Istanbul, Turkey, during the shooting of the 46th episode of Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki ("As Time goes by"), a very popular Turkish drama television series broadcast by Kanal D and produced by Productions D..The series got many awards and broke several viewer records with a continous weekly market share of 50- 60 % and an average of 25- 30 million viewers each week in Turkey and more in the Turkish migration countries..Such drama series have become pop-culture phenomenon abroad, especially in the Arab world, Eastern Europe, Middle East but also all across Africa. By way of highlighting aspects of Turkish lifestyle, they have an increasing geopolitical impact on the region..In Saudi Arabia, Gumus's final episode (a popular Turkish melodrama) attracted a record 85 million Arab viewers when it aired in Aug. 30 2011.
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  • Kyrgyz girls slide large plastic jerry cans back to their family's camp after hacking a hole in the frozen river to fetch water. Men handle herding and trading; much of the hard labor of daily life falls to the women...The Kyrgyz settlement of Tchelab, near Chaqmaqtin lake, Haji Bootoo Boi's camp...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • On Friday (the equivalent of Sunday in Muslim Djibouti), Lula and Nadja, 2 ethiopian prostitutes, recover from last night out. Khat keeps the young women awake at night: the drug has a stimulant effect.. Recovering from the night, Most girl eat Khat to stay up all night...One of the communal home of escort girls and prostitutes, in Djibouti. Most of them find their clients in bars and discos. Most of their clients are military people and workers from various nationalities...The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
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  • A storm and lightnings at night in Colorado, near Cheyenne Wells...Images to illustrate the road and the people you meet along the way on a trip across the USA...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”. Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
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  • The yearly gathering of the Rainbow Family of Living Light took place in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in the Washington State, near Portland...Rainbow Gatherings are temporary intentional communities, typically held in outdoor settings, and espousing and practicing ideals of peace, love, harmony, freedom and community, as a consciously expressed alternative to mainstream popular culture, consumerism, capitalism and mass media. These gatherings are an expression of a Utopian impulse, combined with bohemianism, hipster and hippie culture, with roots clearly traceable to the 1960s' counterculture. ..A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”. Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
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  • Ironic... a house interior from one of the rare inhabitants, in Moynaq town, former fishing port on the Aral Sea, now 180km from shore. .Since 1960's, The Aral Sea has been drained of 75% of its water, because of the diversion of upstream rivers that are used for cotton plantation. It use to be the 4th largest lake in the world. The resulting desertification is accelerating dramatically global warming. High salinity means no more fish. Anthrax and rabbies test were also done in a former island in the sea that is now linked to the shore.... .Uzbekistan.
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  • Motels, the obligatory stop while on the road across the USA..A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Kack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”. Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
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  • Young girl playing with a swing, on the last tree of the remote Devlokh settlement in the Bartang valley, Roshan district, nearby Khorog...Khorog is one of the poorest areas of Tajikistan, with the charitable organization Aga Khan Foundation providing almost the only source of cash income. Most of its inhabitants are Ismaili Muslims...Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor..Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic..It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • Road side construction between Jomsom and Kagbeni, on the Annapurna Trek, along the Kali Gandaki river valley, lower Mustang..Porter named Min Tamang, 23 years old has a walking (mobile) shop. In 2010, he made between 4000 to 5000 rupees profit. Few years ago, he made up to 12000 rupees profit. He supposedly carries up to 90 kg at the beginning of his trip, when he starts from Beni. He walks all the way to Upper mustang. He is from Dhading district (near Kathmandu) and.is running out of business because of the road construction. He is planning to start a new business from the Manang side, all the way up to Thorong Phedi, on the other side of the Annapurna circuit...Issues and life surrounding the construction of a road on the legendary Annapurna circuit trek in Nepal, which will change the face of tourism in this Himalayan region.
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  • High above tree line, a winter caravan of traders relies on their sure-footed yaks to traverse a high pass - the only way up and down from the Afghan Pamir. Never a large tribe, Kyrgyz nomads roamed central Asia for centuries and were infamous for raiding caravans along the Silk Route...From Zan Kuk to Zardibar ("yellow door"). ..Trekking back down from the Little Pamir, with yak caravan, over the frozen Wakhan river.
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  • Buzkachi (central asian horse game) season starts in winter in Tajikistan, Dushanbe. En route to Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor.
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  • Atom Bubu, a daughter of the late Khan, carries a pair of lambs to be reunited with their mothers at milking time. For the rest of the day, the vulnerable babies are kept warm inside the dung fire heated huts. Outside in the bitter cold they would have no chance of survival..Kyzyl Qorum, campment of the former deceased Khan, Abdul Rashid Khan.
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  • The yurt of a newly married couple lit by full moon, on the night before a trip down to the lower valley..A few years ago, envoys from the government in faraway Kyrgyzstan have offered help to the Afghan Kyrgyz community, proposing them to relocate in a valley in Kyrgyzstan? For most, it remains a difficult decision, logistically and psychologically, to abandon their homeland...Young couple - Nemat Ullah and Woolook Bu's yurt..Daily life at the Khan (chief) summer camp of Kara Jylga...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains (average 4200 meters) , where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • Bibi Zohra is 15 years old. On her wedding night, she is kept hidden away from the gaze of the people coming into the celebration yurt. Marrying a man twice her age, she is soon expected to become pregnant. She faces a risky future. The mortality rate among Kyrgyz women during childbirth is unmercifully high, estimated at 30% - almost 500 times greater than in the developed world...Wedding celebration at Kitshiq Aq Jyrga...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains (average 4200 meters) , where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • Lucia, 85 years old and 32 great-grand children, is the oldest woman on the island. She was exiled by Japanese forces, along with all the Nauruans, to Truk Island during WW2. A fervent Christian believer, she gets visit on Sunday by a priest, to hold prayer. She also enjoys Bingo...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
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  • Italian businessman playing golf. A slice of astroturf between a garbage dump and the Somali border makes up Djibouti’s golf course. An Italian businessman is teeing off. ..The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
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  • The marketplace of the capital lies between the European and African quarters. But the Chinese, as Djibouti’s most important investors, are wielding more and more influence.. Crowd and buses on the Place Mahamoud Harbi (former Place Arthur Rimbaud), the heart of Djibouti where the main market is based and buses come and go out of Djibouti..The marketplace of the capital lies between the European and African quarters. But the Chinese, as Djibouti’s most important investors, are wielding more and more influence...The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
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  • Khairuddin's father hopes that shaving his son's head?and putting the hair in a ?clean place,? such as a frozen river?will cure the boy's persistent headaches. Although the Kyrgyz are Sunni Muslims, their rituals also reflect other ancient traditions. They believe that evil spirits cause many medical problems...The Kyrgyz settlement of Tchelab, near Chaqmaqtin lake, Haji Bootoo Boi's camp...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • Son of Gerard Jones, Nauru's weightlifting trainer, hunting Noddy birds. Recording of a Noddy bird distress call is played. Noddy birds, coming back from foraging at sea, hear the call and then usually swoop down. The hunter catches them in a large net and then kill the birds by biting down on their necks. The birds, a local delicacy, are later cooked and eaten or sold 1 US$/bird, a way to compliment an income...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
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  • At the furnace..The only Phosphate plant in operation on Nauru...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
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  • A young boy plays in a russian era playground near Bulgan town, beside a coal factory, Mongolia...Travels in the Gobi desert region.
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  • Only female eagle are used for hunting. This one is 3 years old...Eagle Hunting festival in Western Mongolia, in the province of Bayan Olgii. Mongolian and Kazak eagle hunters come to compete for 2 days at this yearly gathering. Mongolia
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  • Aziz's father has dilapidated most of his wealth (his livestock), bartering it against opium. Now, the family has only a few yaks left and a horse that young Juma is especially fond of it...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains (average 4200 meters) , where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • The only surviving chicken in the Afghan Pamir, lost a leg to frost bite. Er Ali Boi bought 15, but only one left is alive. Pamir is too high and cold for chicken breeding..Ech Keli, Er Ali Boi's camp, one of the richest Kyrgyz in the Little Pamir..Trekking with yak caravan through the Little Pamir where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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