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Archive - Kyrgyzstan Travel Journal 

Jean Gaumy 

" A short time ago I was listening to an interesting interview with a documentary filmmaker on French radio. At one point the journalist asked him “Is there any country which is still unknown?” He immediately replied “Kyrgyzstan, capital Bishkek”. He was partially wrong -- I went there in March 2000. He was partially right, -- I went there because I sincerely didn’t know where it was. In fact what I like and what I liked was that feeling of discovery. To discover a country at a high altitude with surprising diversity.

With the Leica project always in mind, I called some Kyrgyz contacts and two... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012
Along the Issyk Kul lake
(between Bokonbaeva... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bishkek. Preparations for the 134th... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bishkek. Preparations for the 134th... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bokonbaeva on the south shore of... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bishkek. Preparations for the 134th... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bishkek. Preparations for the 134th... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bishkek. Preparations for the 134th... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012. Bishkek. At the main city market.... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012. Bishkek. 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012. Bishkek. At the main city market.... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012. Bishkek. At the main city market.... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bishkek. Wedding Palace. On some... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bishkek. Preparations for the 134th... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bishkek. Wedding Palace. On some... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012. Chess players in the amusement park... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
The second-hand car parts market... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bishkek. Spectators at horse-race.... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012. Central market of Osh. 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012. Central market of Osh. 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Naryn city. 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Naryn. At the city theatre. Rehearsal... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Naryn. At the city theatre. Rehearsal... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Naryn. At the city theatre. Rehearsal... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Naryn. At the city theatre. Rehearsal... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012. Central market of Osh. 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
On the road from Bishkek to Kochkor.... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Naryn. Children's music school. 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Naryn. Production of traditional... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012.
Bokonbaeva on the south shore of Lake... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012.
Bokonbaeva on the south shore of Lake... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Naryn. Production of traditional... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012
Osh. Mount Suleiman.
Prayers in front... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012.
Near Osh (South east). Worker in the... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012.
Bokonbaeva on the south shore of Lake... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bokonbaeva on the south shore of... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bokonbaeva on the south shore of... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bokonbaeva on the south shore of... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Every sunday, At Bashy animal market.... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Every sunday, At Bashy animal market.... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012. Near Osh (South east). Animal market.... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
On the road between Kochkor and Song... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Near the Song-Kol lake. 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Naryn city. The slaughterhouse. 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Naryn. Preparing meat for the family... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012
Between Bokonbaeva and Kyzyl Suu (south... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
On the road from Bishkek to Kochkor.... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN - octobre 2012

Near CHYRPYKTY village (North of Ysyk... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Naryn. Children's music school. 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
On the road between Kochkor and Song... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
After having spent summer months... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bokonbaeva on the south shore of... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bokonbaev city and around. Near the... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bokonbaeva on the south shore of... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bokonbaeva on the south shore of... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Near Song-Kol lake. 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Traditional yurt near Song-Kol lake.... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. September 2012.
Bokonbaeva on the south shore of... 

Jean Gaumy 2012

KYRGYZSTAN. October 2012.
Shore of Lake Issyk Kul. 
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