photography & Travels by Alban Plence
A Pashtun in the street of the beautiful city of western Afghanistan. 2007.
In the old part of the town of Herat. We can see a man making candy outside his home. Afghanistan. 2007.
Men washing themselves before the prayer, in front of the Friday mosque of Herat. One of the oldest of the country, it's been built in 1200 AD. Afghanistan. 2007.
A woman in Burqa begging for money at the entrance of the mosque. Herat. Afghanistan. 2007.
A Shia's imam in Mazar-e Sharif, the main city at the north of Afghanistan. 2007.
An Uzbek man and his son in the city of Balkh. Balkh was an important city during thousands of year. Alexander the Great married Roxana of Bactria after killing the king of Balkh. And Marco Polo described Balkh as a "noble and great city". Afghanistan. 2007.
Sharing bread during a meal. Kabul. Afghanistan. 2010.
An Afghani family walking in front of a building close to the king's palace of Kabul. Afghanistan. 2007.
Birds in cage at the old town market in Kabul. Afghanistan. 2007.
A farmer, in the famous animal market of Kashgar, came to sell his cow. Xinjiang. China. 2010.
A Kyrgyz woman in front of her yurt (where we slept during 5 nights). Karakul Lake. Xinjiang. China. 2010
The mum cooking yak meat for dinner while her son is drinking a Coke. Karakul Lake. Xinjiang. China. 2010.
Xinjiang. China. 2010.
The 7 546 meters high mountain, behind the Karakul lake.
Karakul lake. Xinjiang. China. 2010.
Yurt in the sun. Karakul Lake. Xinjiang. China. 2007.
Kashgar market. Xinjiang. China. 2010.
The Old City of Kashgar, Kashi, has been called "the best-preserved example of a traditional Islamic city to be found anywhere in Central Asia", even if it is currently being largely razed by the authorities to make way for 'modern development'. Xinjiang. China. 2010.
Well that's a lot of balloons ! Kashgar. Xinjiang. China. 2010.
A sheep is killed in front of a house. Kashgar. Xinjiang. China. 2010
At the animal market of Kashgar, farmers who are here since before dawn come to eat meat with fat and soup, and tea of course. Kashgar. Xinjiang. China. 2010.
Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan. 2010
At the animal market of Kochkor. Kyrgyzstan. 2010.
On the way to At-Bashi. Kyrgyzstan. 2010.
Kochkor. Kyrgyzstan. 2010.
2 girls playing in front of the madrassa of Hisor. Tajikistan. 2010.
Hisor. Tajikistan. 2010.
Seven lakes. Tajikistan. 2010.
Seven lakes. Tajikistan. 2010.
Seven lakes. Tajikistan. 2010.
Marguzor. Seven lakes. Tajikistan. 2010.
Seven lakes. Tajikistan. 2010.
The amazing and beautiful Registan, in Samarkand, composed with (from left to right) Ulugh Beg Madrasah (1417-1420), Tilya-Kori Madrasah (1646-1660) and Sher-Dor Madrasah (1619-1636). The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid dynasty. Madrassa means school in arabic. Uzbekistan. 2010.
Kalon Minor (Great Minaret). Bukhara. Uzbekistan. 2010.
By night. Uzbekistan. 2010.
An Uzbek, a Russian and a Tatar. Bukhara. Uzbekistan. 2010.
A man waits for local tourists who want to be taken in pictures with those teddy bears, in front of a mausoleum and tombs. Khiva. Uzbekistan. 2010.
An amusement park sits behing the ancient wall of Khiva. Uzbekistan. 2010.
The old city of Khiva at sunset. Uzbekistan. 2010.