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🚨 Exhibition extended! I'm delighted that 'The Silk Road: A Living History' exhibition has been extended until 1 September 2021. You can now visit this exhibition I created with @akf_uk on Lewis Cubitt Square in King's Cross. Thank you to @kingsc
Somewhere in the labrythine depths of al darb al ahmar, an artisan neighbourhood in the heart of historic Cairo. An artisan at work creating coffee tables decorated in geometric patterns of mother of pearl. ——— #cairo #aldarbalahmar
Ceiling details from Khiva’s Tash Hauli Palace. ——— #Uzbekistan #geometry #cntraveller #bbctravel #magazinegeo #exhibition #guardiantravelsnaps #architecture #NGTUK #traveldeeper #worldnomads #liveintrepid #culturetrip #travel
Early morning at the Badshahi Mosque, Lahore. ——— #pakistan #lahore #mosque #cntraveller #bbctravel #magazinegeo #exhibition #badshahi #architecture #NGTUK #traveldeeper #worldnomads #liveintrepid #culturetrip #travelcultured #passi
Dervishes whirl at the Galata Mevlevi House in Istanbul; one of Turkey’s few remaining dervish lodges. The 13th century Persian poet, Islamic theologian and Sufi mystic Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi introduced to his followers the practice of whirli
Road to the Pakistan-China border ——— #karakorumhighway #pakistan #KKH #bbctravel #magazinegeo #karakorum #mountains #ontheroad #NGTUK #traveldeeper #worldnomads #liveintrepid #culturetrip #travelcultured #passionpassport #streetph
Two friends embrace on the streets of Murghab in eastern Tajikistan, the highest and probably the most remote town in the country. They both wear traditional kalpak hats suggesting they are Kyrgyz men. Semi nomadic communities from Kyrgyzstan will cr
Ceiling details from the Shah mosque in Isfahan, Iran. I sadly had to leave this one out of the physical exhibition of ‘The Silk Road: A Living History’ but it does appear in the online exhibition! Search ‘Silk Road Living History&r
The Pamir Mountains of Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast/eastern Tajikistan. When we can travel again, you can plan your trip with @pecta.tj ——— #tajikistan #mountain #cntraveller #bbctravel #magazinegeo #mountainrange #pamirs #pa
Ceiling details from one of the pavilions in Fin Gardens, Iran. I sadly had to leave this one out of the physical exhibition of ‘The Silk Road: A Living History’ but it does appear in the online exhibition which I’ll call the &lsquo
A Uyghur shopkeeper in Kashgar. This photo features in my new exhibition ‘The Silk Road: A Living History’ in London’s King’s Cross. Presented by @akf_uk. Link in my bio for more info. ——— #kashgar #xinjian
Ceiling details from the Shrine of Fatima Masumeh in Qom. This photo features in my new exhibition ‘The Silk Road: A Living History’ in London’s King’s Cross. Presented by @akf_uk. ——— #iran #geometry #cntra
The Lut Desert in Iran, the hottest place on earth. One of three deserts I crossed on my Silk Road journey in 2019. I’ll be giving a talk about this journey next Wednesday. For details, click the link in my bio. I hope you can join! —&mda
Prayer time, Yazd. This one didn’t make it into the exhibition ‘The Silk Road: A Living History’ which still pains me. ——— #Yazd #Iran #prayer #bbctravel #magazinegeo #prayer #guardiantravelsnaps #architecture #NG
Dear friends, I’m giving an online talk about my Silk Road journey at 5:30pm BST on Wednesday 5th May. More info via the link in my bio. I hope you can join! ——— #bbctravel #magazinegeo #exhibition #guardiantravelsnaps #arch
Inside one of the iwan’s at the Bibi Khanym Mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. This photo features in my new exhibition ‘The Silk Road: A Living History’ in London’s King’s Cross. Presented by @akf_uk. Link in my bio for
Tabriz Bazaar, the largest covered market in the world. This photo features in my new exhibition ‘The Silk Road: A Living History’ in London’s King’s Cross. Presented by @akf_uk. Link in my bio for more info. ——&
Ceiling details from Khiva’s Tash Hauli Palace. This photo features in my new exhibition ‘The Silk Road: A Living History’ in London’s King’s Cross. Presented by @akf_uk. Link in my bio for more info. ——&md
Dear friends, I'm excited to announce a new exhibition of my photographs which will open in London's King's Cross on 8 April. 'The Silk Road: A Living History' invites you to take a 40,000km journey from London to Beijing, encountering many of the p