Shapes of Hindu Kush
Afghanistan by Luka Baljkas
Afghanistan by Luka Baljkas
About the project
The project resulted from my numerous flights over the Central Highlands of Afghanistan, Hindu Kush massive en-route Kabul – Bamyan – Panjao – Nili (Daikundi) during 2005-2008. It took many flights and images to catch the prefect light and capture this large, empty, uninhabited space. General problems included pairing the flight with the best possible light conditions. I have decided to concentrate on the winding ridges in canyons where rivers arise and dissapear, born of snow melting from summits, leaving behind trails in amazing colors. The photographs of Band-e Amir lakes located almost 1 hour flight from Bamiyan at 3000 m ash, conjure area's height while air dryness only strengthens the sharpness of photography. When photographing people playing football on a spacey plateau of Dragon Valley near the Bamyan, I wished to portray the incredible expanse where once upon a year on March 21st the people gather to celebrate Persian New Year, Nawruz. Afghanistan is perceived as the leading bad TV news, anarchy and never ending problem story, Taliban , opium, the proverbial apocalypse.
This series of photographs is my small contribution to another, more positive vision.
The project resulted from my numerous flights over the Central Highlands of Afghanistan, Hindu Kush massive en-route Kabul – Bamyan – Panjao – Nili (Daikundi) during 2005-2008. It took many flights and images to catch the prefect light and capture this large, empty, uninhabited space. General problems included pairing the flight with the best possible light conditions. I have decided to concentrate on the winding ridges in canyons where rivers arise and dissapear, born of snow melting from summits, leaving behind trails in amazing colors. The photographs of Band-e Amir lakes located almost 1 hour flight from Bamiyan at 3000 m ash, conjure area's height while air dryness only strengthens the sharpness of photography. When photographing people playing football on a spacey plateau of Dragon Valley near the Bamyan, I wished to portray the incredible expanse where once upon a year on March 21st the people gather to celebrate Persian New Year, Nawruz. Afghanistan is perceived as the leading bad TV news, anarchy and never ending problem story, Taliban , opium, the proverbial apocalypse.
This series of photographs is my small contribution to another, more positive vision.
