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Where — Asia · 148 frames
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Xingping, China
A father's blessing before the wedding, Mongolia
Guests gather around the table at a Uyghur wedding, China
Portrait of a couple by their kitchen shelves, Nepal
Groom on the day of his wedding, Mongolia
Street bath near the mosque in Calcutta, India
Village terraced into karst hillsides, Vietnam
Wedding procession, Cambodia
Booksellers at dusk
Duck seller seated among his cages in Yangshuo, China
Man in the doorway of his home, Tajikistan
Rickshaw and bamboo cart loaded for the road, Bangladesh
Portrait of a mechanic in his workshop, Bangladesh
Grass and mountains, Kyrgyzstan
Seated amid stacks of blank paper, India
Sadhu perched over Varanasi, India
Sahdus smoking chillum before bed, the photo taken as the match is tossed, India
Man at a doorway between whitewashed courtyard walls, mountains beyond, Tajikistan
Grazing below the snowline in the Pamir mountain range, Tajikistan
Mountain range, Mongolia
Family kneels in during wedding procession, Cambodia
Fruit vendor with bananas, Bangladesh
Boy on a bicycle with a puppy and chickens in the yard, Nepal
Paper sellers pause on the shop steps in Calcutta, India
Porters hauling goods through the market in old Dehli, India
Elderly man in a traditional Kyrgyz felt hat, Kyrgyzstan
Sadhus sharing a meal by lamplight near Rishikesh, India
Men sort through bread and sweets while women enter from the back during Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Poultry at a market stall, Bangladesh
Bedding seller resting in his shopfront, Bangladesh
Men pausing on the market street, India
Man wearing traditional hat, Tajikistan
Biking home, Kyrgyzstan
Thumbs up from a chicken market vendor, Bangladesh
Man walking through Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Ash and smoke in Varanasi, India
Newsstand vendor reading the paper in Calcutta, India
Monks reciting sutras among lotus cushions, China
Evening prayers beneath rows of Buddha images, Cambodia
Clouds building over distant hills, Mongolia
Another street scene in Murghob, Tajikistan
Fireworks over the water on independence day, Singapore
Mornings beneath the ghat umbrellas in Varanasi, India
Father of the bride and father of the groom, Mongolia
Butchers at the meat stall in Calcutta, India
Flower buds before dawn in Varanasi, India
Bookseller among his stacks, India
Poultry vendor waiting behind cages of birds in Yangshuo, China
Extended family gathers beneath a stilted bamboo house, Laos
Sorting through towers of books, India
Sorting through stacks of notebooks in Calcutta, India
Lighting a chillum with a match and throwing it as the photo is taken near Rishikesh, India
shopkeeper beneath a ceiling fan, India
Herder among the livestock, Mongolia
Woman stepping out from behind the old truck in Murghob, Tajikistan
Men in Calcutta, India
Restaurant worker, India
Poultry seller, Bangladesh
Fruit vendor, Bangladesh
An elder relaxing in Varanasi, India
Walking past shrines in Varanasi, India
Boats moored for the night in Varanasi, India
Dao family near Sapa, Vietnam
Monks atop the mountains, China
stocked shelves on a corner store, India
Three people and a sleeping dog in the archways in Bodh Gaya, India
Varanasi, , India
Shopkeeper, shelves stacked to the ceiling, India
Gers along the river, Mongolia
Village in the mountains, Tajikistan
Pilgrims gathered beneath umbrellas on the ghats in Varanasi, India
Bamboo rafts moored below Yangshuo's karst peaks, China
Man in traditional hat, Pakistan
Women in front of passing motorcycle, Pakistan
Walking home past a mosque, cat trailing behind, Kazakhstan
A shopkeeper works above a crowded street, Bangladesh
Men butchering an animal, Nepal
Wedding attendees seated at the altar amid ceremonial offerings, Cambodia
A vendor turns to answer a question mid-sale, Bangladesh
Passing a riverside shrine in Varanasi, , India
Egg and chicken seller behind his counter, Bangladesh
A boy holds a rearing horse steady, Mongolia
Motorbike rider coming home, Vietnam
A smoke break at the corner shop in Calcutta, India
Busy streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sorting through the morning's newspapers, India
Man and his baby in front of their yurt, his wife approaches in the distance, Kyrgyzstan
Sadhu smoking from chillum before bed near Rishikesh, India
Portrait of an elderly woman in a gold necklace, Thailand
Elder bikes through his village, Tajikistan
Ger door on the open steppe, Mongolia
Men gathered for a meal of bread and sweets on Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Eating bread and sweets on Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Shopkeeper in his doorway, Bangladesh
Shopkeep, India
Family portrait in front of the mountains, Kazakhstan
Poultry seller minding his stall, Bangladesh
Shopkeeper beneath a portrait of Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam
Saturday night party in the yurt, Mongolia
Clouds building over a grazing herd, Mongolia
Pouring Chai, India
Monks sharing a meal, a cat relaxing beneath the table, Cambodia
Eating bread and sweets on Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Bread and butter in Pamir, Tajikistan
Toy shop overflowing onto the street, Bangladesh
Street traffic beneath limestone peaks and a pagoda in Yangshuo, China
Elder in Dhaka, Bangladesh
morning traffic through the market street, India
Watermelon vendor making change, Bangladesh
Crowds filming fireworks through the palms on independence day, Singapore
Two boys riding an electric motorbike down a dusty village road, Tajikistan
Tea and bread shared over conversation during Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Noodle shop diner beneath a Mao portrait in Wuhan, China
Fish seller in between the lights, Bangladesh
Fish seller behind his morning catch, Bangladesh
Woman in kitchen, family at home, Kazakhstan
Street food vendors amid the crowd, Bangladesh
Terraced hamlet scattered along a limestone karst valley, Vietnam
Men having a friendly argument, Pakistan
Woman behind her goat, Nepal
Street scene on Hang Bo in Hanoi's Old Quarter, Vietnam
Landscape with dirt road and yurts, Mongolia
Shephard in his yurt, Kyrgyzstan
Warehouse office, Bangladesh
Chatting through a window painted with fish, Thailand
Fruit vendor, Pakistan
Monks filing past carved temple doors at dusk, China
Booksellers at night in Calcutta, India
Monks kneeling before a wall of Buddha portraits, Cambodia
Group of men, Pakistan
Men playing game, Pakistan
Invited in for milk; Curds drying by the stove, tea break, Mongolia
Monks chanting in a temple hall, China
Elderly man with bicycle beside mudbrick wall, Kyrgyzstan
Street scene in Murghob, Tajikistan
Portrait of a chicken seller among his cages, Bangladesh
Grandmother and child in a stilt-house kitchen in northern, Thailand
Two men riding a motorcycle through town, Pakistan
Portrait of a vendor beside cages, Bangladesh
Two men tending a fire against a brick wall, Nepal
Two elderly women standing in a doorway, Thailand
Fish market under lights, Bangladesh
Rain clearing over the yurts, Mongolia
Bookseller among stacks of paperbacks, India
Issyk-Kul lake, Kyrgyzstan
Woman in front of her horse, Kyrgyzstan
Poultry market crew, Bangladesh
Crossroads in Murghob, Tajikistan
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