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| Gulkaiyr, our amazing translator and guide who took the best care of us and found all the characters we needed - she is an absolute godsend and we love her! And Sophie with 'the kid' - the 5D camera that was a bit like having a teenager on the team. |
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| Kyrgyzstan is proper horse country - and there are statues of horses everywhere just in case you didn't already realise that. |
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| a beautiful young wife liviing with her extended family in a caravan in Tash Rabat for the summer season. the baby is hers and the rest are her husband's niece and nephews. |
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| the whole family and us after the interview |
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| mountains and horses - quintessential Kyrgyzstan |
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| a very cute lame lamb & me |
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| young rider showing off his horse prowess at the animal bazaar in At-Bashi |
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| we knew there would be snow but we weren't quite expecting to be shooting in a blizzard! |
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| Sophie and I can't go and shoot somewhere without having to traverse waterways |
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| we were very privileged to be offered the sheep's eyeball - the highest honour |
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| need i say more? |
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| it's a lot easier for horses to cross rivers |
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| at least it wasn't snowing here |
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| unwiring the old man - the father of one of our main characters - i think he was quite happy to have me fiddling underneath his coat |
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| the lone donkey - at the front of a huge herd of sheep, cows & horses |
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| Lake Issyk-kul - the girls had just had a very cold skinny dip |
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| on the other side of Lake Issyk-kul - a long anticipated 'day off' and beach day in the sun for the team |
