Photographs by Stephen M. Bland. Select a photograph to enlarge.
Tashkent
Amir Timur mounted upon his castrated steed, Shashlyk StreetTashkent
Yuri Gagarin mural, Kosmonavtlar MetroSamarkand
The Sher Dor (Lion) Madrassa, the RegistanSamarkand
Afternoon gossip on the streets of SamarkandSamarkand
Lepyoshka for sale in the Siob BazaarSamarkand
The Shah-I-Zinda complexBukhara
Children playing in the streets of BukharaBukhara
The Mir-I-Arab Madrassa, Kalon Mosque and MinaretBukhara
The Mir-I-Arab MadrassaKhiva
The Khiva Silk Carpet WorkshopKhiva
Dawn breaks in the Ichon-QalaNukus
Savitsky Gallery, Alexander Volkov's "Chaikhana with a portrait of Lenin"Nukus
Trader at the Markaziy BazaarMoynaq
The ship graveyardMoynaq
Tumbleweed crossing the main roadShakhrisabz
Timur stands between the severed ruins of his Ak-Saray (White) Palace