Baganuur Mine, Mongolia’s largest coal mine, an open-pit strip-mine affair some 139 km east of Ulan Bator. Started in 1978 by the Russians the mine provides Ulan Bator with 70% of its coal, and the country as a whole with 50%. It has a capacity to produce 3,000,000 tonnes/year, and employs 1100 workers. The mine is 75% owned by the Mongolian government.
Rong Rong and his Japanese wife Inri.
Rong Rong and his Japanese wife Inri.
An elderly man in Xiamei Village, in China's Fujian Province.
Norbu Tsering, contemporary Tibetan artist, in front of his piece
Tibetan contemporary artist Tsewang Tashi in front of his piece
Tibetan artist Gonkar in front of one of his pieces at Red Gate Gallery at 798 in Beijing.
A portrait of a man outside the Potola Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China.
A portrait of a man from Gansu Province outside the Potola Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China.
A doorman at the Leela Palace Hotel in Bangalore, India.
An Indian woman near the city of Aihole, Karnataka Province, India.
A mendicant outside the Chennakeshava Temple, near Belur, Karnataka Province, India.
A school-age Indian boy near the city of Aihole in Karnataka Province, India.
An Indian man near Badami, Karnataka Province, India.
A young Dalian couple by the beach in China.
Chef Paul Pairet's restaurant in Shanghai, Mr & Mrs Bund, located in the 18 on the Bund complex.
The proprietors of the 'Chocolaterie du Village', in Les Éboulements, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada.
The baker with fresh loaves of bread outside 'Boulangerie La Remy' in Baie Saint-Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec.
A young man and his Turkmen bride at this wedding at the Walk of Health in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. He will not see his wife until later that evening. The Walk of Health was inaugerated by former president Saparmurat Niyazov (aka Turkmenbashi - Leader of the Turkmen People) and is a set of concrete steps set into the mountain that you can go for a nice 37km hike in 50C weather.
A young woman in her Turkmen finery stops for a photo at 'A Drop of Water is Grain of Gold Day' celebration in Independence Park in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Mihail and Dovlet, two 16-year old Ashgabat hipsters. I think that the ‘$’ and ‘Giorgio Armani’ belt buckles are nice touches.
Fresh from their hip-hop classes at the Olympic Stadium16-year olds Lily (in white) and Aylera (blue) strike a pose.
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