Kyrgyzstan · January 2015 · Photo-essay
Ibex in the Tien Shan.
Included on this site because the book isn't only Africa. Two ibex taken high in the Kyrgyz mountains in January 2015 — snow to the waist some days, warmer than Africa on others, and thirty-eight-inch horns at the end of it.
Photo-essay in preparation — images being prepared for the local pipeline
What will be published here
The frames.
- 01 The arrival in Bishkek — different uniform, different bag
- 02 The drive up — paved road to gravel road to no road
- 03 Base camp — a wood stove, a yurt, and kumis at dinner
- 04 First ascent — the altitude hits on day one, the horses hold
- 05 Glassing from a ridge — distant ibex, several bands
- 06 The first stalk — a long sidehill in snow
- 07 Second ibex — shorter stalk, better wind, different ridge
- 08 Descent — the long ride out, thirty-eight inches in the saddle bag
The layout below each frame follows the same editorial treatment as the Namibia 2014 journal — large image, short honest paragraph, no inflation. Come back when the images are up, or browse the existing archive from the Namibia seasons.