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First-party photographs by Kylych, plus the openly licensed sources credited below.

Photographs across this site come from two places: Kylych's own collection, and openly licensed photographs from Unsplash and Wikimedia Commons, credited here exactly as their licenses require.

PhotographPhotographerLicense
Wide view of a high plateau and distant snow mountains with a small herd near the horizon.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Large blue lake with a distant snow-covered mountain range under clouds.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Sunlight breaking through storm clouds over a green valley, riverbed, road, and small settlement.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Green mountain valley with a solitary tree, rocks, and winding tracks.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
The eroded sandstone pinnacles of Skazka (Fairytale) Canyon in warm evening light.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Yurt camp in a forested mountain valley, with vehicles, containers, and a Kyrgyz flag.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Forested alpine valley with a river, meadow buildings, and steep snow-streaked mountains.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Distant herd on an alpine plain beneath sunlit snow peaks.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
River or lake edge across an open alpine valley under a wide blue sky.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Turquoise alpine lake in a steep rocky cirque.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Two riders on horseback in a high mountain meadow.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Horses grazing across a sunlit green hillside.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Kylych giving a thumbs-up inside the expedition camp dining canopy.KylychOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Ski tourers climbing a snow-covered Kyrgyz mountain valley under a clear blue sky.Seval TorunUnsplash (opens in new tab)
Four horses walking along the open shore of Song-Kol lake with distant mountains behind.Daniele NabissiUnsplash (opens in new tab)
The stone Tash Rabat caravanserai set in a green high-mountain valley.Raki_ManCC BY 3.0 (opens in new tab)
The turquoise water of Sary-Chelek lake ringed by steep forested mountains under storm clouds.KondephyCC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in new tab)
The snow-covered mass of Lenin Peak rising above the Alay range.NihongardenCC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in new tab)
The green Jyrgalan valley with a winding river and a small village below snow-capped peaks.Owner-suppliedOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Three Kyrgyz eagle hunters on horseback with golden eagles and taigan hounds before snow-capped mountains.Owner-suppliedOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Two Kyrgyz riders grapple for the goat carcass in a kok-boru match, spectators and yurts behind.Owner-suppliedOriginal photograph — © Tianshan Tours
Two riders on horseback crossing an open green hillside under a clear blue sky.Victoria NazarukUnsplash (opens in new tab)
A minibus travels a paved road below dry, ridged mountains under a partly cloudy sky.Isakov EldiiarUnsplash (opens in new tab)
A broad glacial valley with a river winding between green slopes and snow-dusted peaks.Anatolii ShcherbynaUnsplash (opens in new tab)
A trekker resting on a mountain trail with a loaded backpack and rolled sleeping mat, a broad scree-and-grass ridge rising behind.Frantisek DurisUnsplash (opens in new tab)
A wooden guesthouse cabin on stilts above a mountain stream, with yurts in the valley below.Kim CordeneteUnsplash (opens in new tab)
Three riders and a dog crossing a shallow braided river below jagged snow-dusted peaks.Spenser SembratUnsplash (opens in new tab)
The brick minaret of Burana Tower rising from the grassy plain of ancient Balasagun, with the snow-dusted Tien Shan range beyond.Seval TorunUnsplash (opens in new tab)
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