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