Áine Keenan

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22 October 2026 08:30

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century #India #StreetPhotography #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin

Ella Maillart

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22 October 2026 08:30

"One custom seems to be followed faithfully both by men and camels - to eat as much as possible when you have the chance, so that an emergency may find you with good reserves. Í found it easy to follow this rule." #EllaMaillart #Photography #Kyrgyzstan #USSR #Camel

Ella Maillart

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22 October 2026 08:29

'Herd Of Camels Returning For The Night', Tian Shan (Celestial) Mountains, Kyrgyzstan, Ella Maillart, 1932 "The vision of this evening sinks deep into me: the strange animals cross the river, hesitant, up to their bellies in the water white with foam." #Photography #EllaMaillart #Kyrgyzstan

Ella Maillart

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17 October 2026 17:03

"The following morning, we follow the great trail leading to the Bedel Pass and used by many caravans; here the black earth is scarred with ruts a foot deep; fresh horses, shunning them, continually widen the track. It was by this very path ..." #EllaMaillart #Photography #Kyrgyzstan #China

Ella Maillart

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16 October 2026 13:22

Ella's fever passes overnight ... "Next morning Matkerim goes with me. In half an hour's trotting we reach a lateral moraine on our right. Then he departs with the horses to lead them to the pasture. 'Come back for me towards evening,' I say to him." #EllaMaillart #Photography #TianShan #SaryTor