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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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_41.jpg
  • General prayer. 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_46.jpg
  • Luggages. 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_42.jpg
  • 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_48.jpg
  • Kima Wasabi, 62 yrs old, 7 kids had 3 wives...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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_51.jpg
  • 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_56.jpg
  • 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_52.jpg
  • 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_50.jpg
  • 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_55.jpg
  • Kurt Cobain on a tree...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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_49.jpg
  • 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_47.jpg
  • 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_44.jpg
  • 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_54.jpg
  • 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_43.jpg
  • 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.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_45.jpg
  • A boy eats honeycomb while his mum digs tubers. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
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  • A Hadza woman near the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
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  • A Hadza man is making a fire to smoke a beehive and collect honey.
    MM8243_140416_23254.jpg
  • Collecting honey from a beehive of stingbees, by smoking the bees to pacify them. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
    MM8243_140414_21664.jpg
  • Isaya getting honey in a Baobab tree. At the Hadza camp of Senkele.
    MM8243_140422_25189.jpg
  • Man eating honey from stingless bees. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
    MM8243_140416_23121.jpg
  • Women going to collect tubers, a staple food of the Hadza. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
    MM8243_140415_22455.jpg
  • Finding bird's eggs. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
    MM8243_140415_22904.jpg
  • Collecting honey from a beehive of stingbees, by smoking the bees to pacify them. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
    MM8243_140414_21802.jpg
  • Climbing a Baobab tree to get baobab fruit, extremely rich in Vitamin C. At the Hadza camp of Senkele.
    MM8243_140421_24825.jpg
  • Women collecting tubers, a staple food of the Hadza. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
    MM8243_140415_22473.jpg
  • Collecting and eating honey and larvae from a beehive. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
    MM8243_140416_23382.jpg
  • Isaya getting honey in a Baobab tree. At the Hadza camp of Senkele.
    MM8243_140422_25167.jpg
  • Eating honey comb from a beehive of stingless bees. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
    MM8243_140414_21906.jpg
  • A young girl collecting Baobab fruits, extremely rich in Vitamin C. At the Hadza camp of Senkele.
    MM8243_140421_24916.jpg
  • Women collecting tubers, a staple food of the Hadza. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
    MM8243_140415_22510.jpg
  • A young girl eating Baobad fruit at the Hadza camp of Senkele.
    MM8243_140421_24923.jpg
  • Women eating honey comb after men collected honey from a beehive of stingbees, by smoking the bees to pacify them. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
    MM8243_140414_21696.jpg
  • Saitoti eating wild berries. Near the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
    MM8243_140416_23516.jpg
  • Collecting and eating honey comb and larvae from a beehive.
    MM8243_140416_23394.jpg
  • Picking wild berries. At the Hadza camp of Senkele.
    MM8243_140423_25612.jpg
  • A Berkuchi showing off his eagle. Adult eagle can weight up to 4 kilos.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_14.jpg
  • A hereditary tradition. Samarkand, 13 years old, the youngest eagle hunter competitor - his father and grandfather are eagle hunters.<br />
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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.
    Mong_Eagle_1006_08.jpg
  • The "Berkuchis", the eagle hunters, are parading during the official start-off of the festival.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_04.jpg
  • An eagle rest on the “Bialeye”, the protective cowhide mitten that a hunter wears on his right hand and forearm whenever he’s handling his eagle. Curved and razor sharp, the claws of the eagle are especially designed to catch and hold their prey.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_54.jpg
  • Hunter force-drinking water to his eagle. <br />
Mouth to beak. In between 2 flights, this thirsty eagle is given water by its owner.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_068.jpg
  • A bird’s eye view of the festival, the Altai Mountains in the distance.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_03.jpg
  • Eagle resting on a horse. At the festival.<br />
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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_25.jpg
  • Guarding the yurt's entrance, Rus Bosara's eagle stands on its tripod.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_061.jpg
  • A horse rider throws a sheep skin in the air after catching it in a game of Buzkachi.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_28.jpg
  • Eagle shadow on a yurt wall.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_44.jpg
  • Wakhi shepherd hired by Kyrgyz..Gathering yaks in the evening..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.
    97_Afghanistan_Pamir_0311_MM8120_120...jpg
  • A competitor and his master. The eagle is wearing its “tomaga”, the hood that blinds her... and the basis of its domestication.<br />
<br />
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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_55.jpg
  • A hereditary tradition. Samarkand, 13 years old, the youngest eagle hunter competitor - his father and grandfather are eagle hunters.<br />
<br />
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.
    Mong_Eagle_1006_09.jpg
  • Bazer Bai, 14 years old, caught under the wing of his eagle.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_051.jpg
  • Bazer Bai, 14 years old, shows his eagle. 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, October 2006
    Mong_Eagle_1006_48.jpg
  • A golden eagle on the jeep of its owner.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_26.jpg
  • Eagle hunter portrait with pink hat.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_20.jpg
  • Some eagle hunters ride for days to partake in this yearly competition. <br />
Eagle hunters returning home after the comptetition.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_38.jpg
  • A golden eagle flies above the crowd. The eagle soar higher and higher using thermal winds.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_32.jpg
  • A kyrgyz woman gathering yaks in the evening..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.
    98_Afghanistan_Pamir_048_IMG_9862.jpg
  • The yurt tourist camp where you can spend the night, near the festival. <br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_59.jpg
  • An excited Mongolian crowd cheers to the best competitors...<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_30.jpg
  • Eagle trophy in the yurt of eagle hunter Rus Bosara.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_063.jpg
  • Rus Bosara, the oldest eagle hunter competitor in Western Mongolia - his son and grand son are eagle hunters as well. Portrayed in his yurt with his wife Rus Alda.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_062.jpg
  • Only female eagle are used for hunting. This one is 3 years old.<br />
Colorful ribbons are tied under one of the wing to identify the eagle.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_043.jpg
  • Aerial View near Bayan Olgii town. <br />
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Nomads from the Central Asian steppe have been hunting with Golden Eagles for over 2000 years.  We are flying off to Western Mongolia, to the province of Bayan Olgii. Mongolian and Kazak eagle owners come to this wide valley in the Altai Mountains to compete for 2 days at this yearly gathering.
    Mong_Eagle_1006_067.jpg
  • Children and women gathering hay to dry it. The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.
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  • A competitor and his master. The eagle is wearing its “tomaga”, the hood that blinds her... and the basis of its domestication.<br />
<br />
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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_070.jpg
  • Eagles with the fastest time and best technique are awarded the highest scores.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_069.jpg
  • A horse rider throws a sheep skin in the air after catching it in a game of Buzkachi.<br />
<br />
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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_29.jpg
  • The heterochromia (two different eye color) of Bemprach an eagle hunter. The fur used to make his traditional hat was his eagle's catch.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_17.jpg
  • Gathering horses at dusk on Tsagaan Nuur lake, near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
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  • Women gathering during a Wakhi funeral. Forty days after the death of Saidol, the former mayor, a ceremony is celebrated in his honor. The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.
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  • Releasing the eagle from a rock cliff. The eagle's wing span is about 1.5m.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_12.jpg
  • Some eagle hunters ride for days to partake in this yearly competition.<br />
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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.
    Mong_Eagle_1006_36.jpg
  • Ooroon Boi, one of the Khan's son's opium addict, on his way to gathering yaks from his herd. Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). .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
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  • The women of the Nate family coming back on canoe from gathering plantain and Manioc at a nearby field.
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  • The bird is released while its owner (a speck on the right side of the image) stand below on horseback and signal for the eagle to land upon his arm, as they do during hunting.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_16.jpg
  • Only female eagle are used for hunting. This one is 3 years old.<br />
<br />
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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_40.jpg
  • Only female eagle are used for hunting. This one is 3 years old.<br />
<br />
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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_057.jpg
  • A business man and his eagle.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_23.jpg
  • Only female eagle are used for hunting. This one is 3 years old.<br />
<br />
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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_41.jpg
  • A young teenage girl come to watch the competition, wearing traditional Kazakh outfit.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_06.jpg
  • Gathering horses at dusk on Tsagaan Nuur lake, near Moron town, Khövsgöl province.
    Mongolia_culture_08_33.jpg
  • The women of the Nate family coming back on canoe from gathering plantain and Manioc at a nearby field.
    MM8243_140114_02510.jpg
  • A competitor and his master. The eagle is wearing its “tomaga”, the hood that blinds her... and the basis of its domestication.<br />
<br />
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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_53.jpg
  • Bazer Bai, 14 years old, shows his eagle. <br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_050.jpg
  • The Jury, dressed up for the occasion.<br />
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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
    Mong_Eagle_1006_31.jpg
  • The crowd is overlooked by a Mongolian policeman armed with an electric shocker.<br />
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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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  • Mongolian showing off their skills on horseback, picking up pegs stuck in the ground, riding full speed.<br />
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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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  • Reaching the top of the hill overlooking the Mongolian steppe and preparing to release an eagle.<br />
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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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  • Trendy teenage girl in full leather outfit coming by horse from nearby Olgii town to see the festival.<br />
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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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  • Young teenagers come by horse from nearby Olgii town to see the festival... and flirt a little.<br />
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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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  • Some eagle hunters ride for days to partake in this yearly competition.<br />
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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.
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  • The women of the Nate family coming back on canoe from gathering Manioc at a nearby field.
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  • Picking wild herbs and gathering them in a vest to cook with. In and around Meronas village, Central Crete.
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  • Invited in a Shirazi home for a family gathering. <br />
Visiting the city of Shiraz. Celebrated as the heartland of Persian culture for over 2000 years, Shiraz has become synonymous with education, nightingales, poetry and wine. It was one of the most important cities in the medieval Islamic world and was the Iranian capital during the Zand dynasty, when many of its most beautiful buildings were built or restored.<br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Mother and daughter gathering left over hay on their wheat field.  The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.
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  • Mother and daughter gathering left over hay on their wheat field. The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.
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  • A Wakhi teenager gathering woods several hours away from his village. Deforestation. Between Zardibar and Sarhad village, end of expedition...Trekking back down from the Little Pamir, with yak caravan, over the frozen Wakhan river.
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  • Kyrgyz men coming from surrounding camps, gather at Bibi Zohra's wedding. Following a Kyrgyz tradition, the future husband is given clothes that were sewn by his future wife...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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  • A group of horsemen outside of the town of Moron. They gather for a religious ceremony to listen to the Lamas recite Sutras, dialogues of the Buddha, to bless the area and bring a good omen for the year to come.
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  • Teachers gather in the communal kitchen. Visiting the only school in Laya village.
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  • Fishermen gather at sunrise to collect fish from their nets.
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