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The Aral Sea

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Carolyn Drake In the entrance to her home on the Ustyurt Plateau, a woman shows the skins of fox her husband hunted. Kubla Ustyurt, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. 2013. © Carolyn Drake | Magnum Photos
Carolyn Drake | The Aral Sea In Soviet times, villages in the Amu Darya delta were turned into collective farms and privately owned herds were confiscated. Families were able to acquire their own herds again after the Soviet U (...)
Carolyn Drake | The Aral Sea Monument commemorating the Aral Sea at the former fishing port in Moynaq. Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. 2013. © Carolyn Drake | Magnum Photos
Carolyn Drake My driver’s shoes left at the entrance of a home we visited in the Amu Darya delta. Doslik, Karakalpakstan Uzbekistan, 2013. © Carolyn Drake | Magnum Photos
Carolyn Drake | The Aral Sea In Akbasti there's a hot spring which people from the village use to bathe. Akbasti, KAzakstan. 2013. © Carolyn Drake | Magnum Photos
Carolyn Drake KAZAKHSTAN. AKBASTI. 2013. In Akbasti there's a hot spring which people from the village use to bathe. People come and go throughout the day. The village used to be on the shore of the Aral Sea and (...)
Carolyn Drake In Soviet times, villages in the Amu Darya delta were turned into collective farms and privately owned herds were confiscated. Families were able to acquire their own herds again after the Soviet U (...)
Carolyn Drake | The Aral Sea Fishermen on the North Aral Sea. After pulling their nets out of the sea at dawn, fishermen return to shore to pull the fish and seaweed out of the nets. Tastubek, Kazakhstan. 2013. © Carolyn Drake | Magnum Photos
Carolyn Drake Yesemuratov family brings out their collection of old photos. The woman in the center is Raviya. Karakalpakstan, Nukus, Uzbekistan. 2013. © Carolyn Drake | Magnum Photos
Carolyn Drake Sewing the traditional cotton Central Asian sleeping mats. Chimney, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. 2013. © Carolyn Drake | Magnum Photos