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Where — Asia · 147 frames
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Seated amid stacks of blank paper, India
Sadhu smoking from chillum before bed near Rishikesh, India
Pilgrims gathered beneath umbrellas on the ghats in Varanasi, India
Biking home, Tajikistan
Monks atop the mountains, China
Fruit vendor, Bangladesh
Chatting through a window painted with fish, Thailand
Morning traffic through the market street, India
A father's blessing before the wedding, Mongolia
Porters hauling goods through the market in old Dehli, India
Shopkeeper beneath a portrait of Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam
Gers along the river, Mongolia
Two men tending a fire against a brick wall, Nepal
Man walking through Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Herder walking home beneath a double rainbow, Mongolia
A boy holds a rearing horse steady, Mongolia
Rickshaw and bamboo cart loaded for the road, Bangladesh
Poultry seller, Bangladesh
Eating bread and sweets on Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Fruit vendor, Pakistan
Busy streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Group of men, Pakistan
Man in the doorway of his home, Tajikistan
Noodle shop diner beneath a Mao portrait in Wuhan, China
Portrait of a vendor beside cages, Bangladesh
Booksellers at dusk, India
Flower buds before dawn in Varanasi, India
Father of the bride and father of the groom, Mongolia
Street traffic beneath limestone peaks and a pagoda in Yangshuo, China
Fish seller in between the lights, Bangladesh
Fruit vendor with bananas, Bangladesh
Butchers at the meat stall in Calcutta, India
Elderly man with bicycle beside mud-brick wall, Tajikistan
Sadhus sharing a meal by lamplight near Rishikesh, India
Family kneels in during wedding procession, Cambodia
Stocked shelves on a corner store, India
Pouring Chai, India
Grass and mountains, Kyrgyzstan
Toy shop overflowing onto the street, Bangladesh
Grazing below the snowline in the Pamir mountain range, Tajikistan
Portrait of a chicken seller among his cages, Bangladesh
Warehouse office, Bangladesh
Crossroads in Murghob, Tajikistan
Family portrait in front of the mountains, Kazakhstan
Mornings beneath the ghat umbrellas in Varanasi, India
Wedding attendees seated at the altar amid ceremonial offerings, Cambodia
Egg and chicken seller behind his counter, Bangladesh
A vendor turns to answer a question mid-sale, Bangladesh
Portrait of a mechanic in his workshop, Bangladesh
Village in the mountains, Tajikistan
Shopkeeper beneath a ceiling fan, India
Woman stepping out from behind the old truck in Murghob, Tajikistan
Elder bikes through his village, Tajikistan
Sahdus smoking chillum before bed, the photo taken as the match is tossed, India
Monks sharing a meal, a cat relaxing beneath the table, Cambodia
Bread and butter in Pamir, Tajikistan
Men gathered for a meal of bread and sweets on Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Woman behind her goat, Nepal
Bedding seller resting in his shopfront, Bangladesh
Landscape with dirt road and yurts, Mongolia
Poultry market crew, Bangladesh
Issyk-Kul lake, Kyrgyzstan
Three people and a sleeping dog in the archways in Bodh Gaya, India
Woman in kitchen, family at home, Kazakhstan
Sadhu perched over Varanasi, India
Shopkeeper, shelves stacked to the ceiling, India
Sorting through stacks of notebooks in Calcutta, India
Thumbs up from a chicken market vendor, Bangladesh
Bookseller among stacks of paperbacks, India
Monks filing past carved temple doors at dusk, China
Newsstand vendor reading the paper in Calcutta, India
Motorbike rider coming home, Vietnam
Street scene in Murghob, Tajikistan
Village terraced into karst hillsides, Vietnam
Men having a friendly argument, Pakistan
Restaurant worker, India
A shopkeeper works above a crowded street, Bangladesh
Fish seller behind his morning catch, Bangladesh
Portrait of a couple by their kitchen shelves, Nepal
Grandmother and child in a stilt-house kitchen in northern, Thailand
Invited in for milk; Curds drying by the stove, tea break, Mongolia
Poultry seller minding his stall, Bangladesh
Street scene on Hang Bo in Hanoi's Old Quarter, Vietnam
Two boys riding an electric motorbike down a dusty village road, Tajikistan
Woman in front of her horse, Kyrgyzstan
Shepherd in his yurt, Kyrgyzstan
Men butchering an animal, Nepal
Saturday night party in the yurt, Mongolia
Bamboo rafts moored below Yangshuo's karst peaks, China
Poultry at a market stall, Bangladesh
Walking home past a mosque, cat trailing behind, Kazakhstan
Duck seller seated among his cages in Yangshuo, China
Clouds building over distant hills, Mongolia
Elder in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mountain range, Mongolia
Boy on a bicycle with a puppy and chickens in the yard, Nepal
Women in front of passing motorcycle, Pakistan
Shopkeeper standing in his gated doorway, Bangladesh
Man and his baby in front of their yurt, his wife approaches in the distance, Kyrgyzstan
Two elderly women standing in a doorway, Thailand
Monks kneeling before a wall of Buddha portraits, Cambodia
Groom on the day of his wedding, Mongolia
Poultry vendor waiting behind cages of birds in Yangshuo, China
Portrait of an elderly woman in a gold necklace, Thailand
Herder among the livestock, Mongolia
Varanasi, , India
Clouds building over a grazing herd, Mongolia
Monks reciting sutras among lotus cushions, China
Men sort through bread and sweets while women enter from the back during Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Street food vendors amid the crowd, Bangladesh
Ash and smoke in Varanasi, India
Another street scene in Murghob, Tajikistan
Evening prayers beneath rows of Buddha images, Cambodia
Passing a riverside shrine in Varanasi, , India
Shopkeep, India
Sorting through the morning's newspapers, India
Sorting through towers of books, India
Dao family near Sapa, Vietnam
Men pausing on the market street, India
Watermelon vendor making change, Bangladesh
Boats moored for the night in Varanasi, India
Tea and bread shared over conversation during Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Booksellers at night in Calcutta, India
A smoke break at the corner shop in Calcutta, India
Fireworks over the water on independence day, Singapore
Men playing game, Pakistan
Monks chanting in a temple hall, China
Man in traditional hat, Pakistan
Elderly man in a traditional Kyrgyz felt hat, Kyrgyzstan
Crowds filming fireworks through the palms on independence day, Singapore
Two men riding a motorcycle through town, Pakistan
Ger door on the open steppe, Mongolia
Man at a doorway between whitewashed courtyard walls, mountains beyond, Tajikistan
Lighting a chillum with a match and throwing it as the photo is taken near Rishikesh, India
Fish market under lights, Bangladesh
Eating bread and sweets on Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Bookseller among his stacks, India
Xingping, China
Men in Calcutta, India
Paper sellers pause on the shop steps in Calcutta, India
Guests gather around the table at a Uyghur wedding, China
Extended family gathers beneath a stilted bamboo house, Laos
Terraced hamlet scattered along a limestone karst valley, Vietnam
Walking past shrines in Varanasi, India
Street bath near the mosque in Calcutta, India
An elder relaxing in Varanasi, India
Man wearing traditional hat, Tajikistan
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