Photographs by Stephen M. Bland. Select a photograph to enlarge.
Karakul Village
Crumbling Soviet garrison against a backdrop of Chinese mountainsKarakul Lake
Created by a meteor ten million years agoThe Ak-Baital White Horse Pass
At an elevation of 4,655 metresMurgab
Local children eager to have their picture takenMurgab
Government abstinance campaign posterMurgab
Scrap metal dreaming of ChinaMurgab
Murgab BazaarGunt River
Trucks queue for three days at a landslideKhorog
Khorog BazaarKhorog
Moody Rahmon from the Aspects of Rahmon seriesKhorog
The Afghan Border - A lone cow grazes by the shell of a busPyanj River
The mountains of Afghanistan reflected in the Pyanj RiverLake Nurek
Nurek Dam - the world's tallest fully functional damDushanbe
Somoni MonumentDushanbe
The pain of selling non at the Shah Mansur BazaarDushanbe
Rudaki Statue