Photographs by Stephen M. Bland. Select a photograph to enlarge.
Konye-Urgench
Main BazaarKonye-Urgench
Konye-Urgench- The ancient Nejameddin Kubra and Sultan Ali Mausoleums lean in as if to finally touchKonye-Urgench
Couples leave fertility offerings on Forty Mullahs HillDarvaza
Lady of the truck stopDarvaza
Angry Abdullah and more ladies of the truck stopDarvaza
The Gate to HellDarvaza
The Gate to HellJerbent
Boy training in the ways of the shashlykAshgabat
Akhal Teke horse monument with golden (ex-) President NiyazovAshgabat
A row of marble towers in BerzengiAshgabat
Citizens dance for President Berdimuhamedow on a ubiquitous giant screenAshgabat
The Presidential Palace and related buildings; highly illegal photographic fareAshgabat
The Arch of Neutrality, its twelve metre tall golden Niyazov no longer rotates to face the sunAshgabat
Niyazov's Holy Ruhnama MonumentAshgabat
Real world living quarters - BerzingiAshgabat
The world’s tallest indoor Ferris wheel at
the Alum Entertainment Centre. No foreigners allowed inside.
