98 year old Kyrgyz woman who remembers the Bolsheviks invading Kyrgyzstan and driving her family into the hills

Jek-Shillak, Yak Farmer, Tien-Shan, Kyrgyz Rep.

Swaddling

Like father like grandson. Song-kul, Kyrgyz Rep.

Uigher or Uzbek? On the road to Osh from Bishkek, Kyrgyz Rep. History written in a face.

A high school student, Karakol, Kyrgyz Rep.

Strong old woman are a characteristic of the Kyrgyz Rep.

Mountain children, during a visit to their summer house, Ak-Cu, Kyrgyz Rep.

Summertime in the mountains is a time for grandparents and grandchildren to spend long periods together

Elzat imitates the photographers finger hovering over the shutter release

Coming home from school, care-free. Mid-winter, Karakol,Kyrgyz Rep.

Sisters, mountain summer holidays, Kyrgyz Rep.

'Kak Yablokie' -"Like apples". Wrapped up warm in the early hours whilst at the animal market, Kyrgyz Rep.

An all gold replacement is a reasonable alternative to endless, expensive dental repairs as gold is relatively cheap in the Kyrgyz Rep. becasue it has a large gold mine 4000m up in the Tien-Shan

Old Russian man, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Rep.

Kyrgyz woman