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Bactrians Afghanistan (2008)

Matthieu Paley

Limited edition of 30
Archival Pigment Print
Afghanistan
MP11

During a break in a snowstorm, Momo, a young shepherd, takes a group of Bactrian camels out for a walk. Used for their wool, milk and transportation, Bactrian camels are the most prized animals of the nomadic Afghan Kyrgyz of the High Pamir – the world’s remotest high altitude community.