Matthieu Paley | Archives

Show Navigation

The interior of a yurt with a man drinking tea..Blankets filled with yak and sheep wool pile up against the inside wall of the yurt to insulate it from the constant winds. The floor carpet - bartered against 2 sheep - was acquired by Toorsoon in the lower valleys of Pakistan, a 10 days round trip leading over a 5000m pass. The wooden poles - over hundred years old - are handed over, generation after generation...

Add to Lightbox

Filename: 97_Afghanistan_Pamir_0542_MM8120_120621_01106.jpg
Image Size: 4800x3200 / 5.7MB; © http://www.paleyphoto.com; Afghanistan Asia Central Asia Kirghiz Kyrgyz Matthieu Paley Pamir Roof of the world Toit du monde Wakhan corridor adventure blanket drink expedition food home images indoor photography red remote silk road sleep summer tea yurt
Contained in galleries: Pamir, Summer 2012

The interior of a yurt with a man drinking tea..Blankets filled with yak and sheep wool pile up against the inside wall of the yurt to insulate it from the constant winds. The floor carpet - bartered against 2 sheep - was acquired by Toorsoon in the lower valleys of Pakistan, a 10 days round trip leading over a 5000m pass. The wooden poles - over hundred years old - are handed over, generation after generation...