Uighur making their way through the desert
In the far west of China, Xiniang region, Uighur people are making their life work as best as possible. Using the new infrastructure through the desert, still r...
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In the far west of China, Xiniang region, Uighur people are making their life work as best as possible. Using the new infrastructure through the desert, still riding their wagons with horses
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On my way through the desert from Hotan to Kashgar (Xinjiang, Western China) just after a sandstorm. Amazing straight tarmac road, left and right desert. Part of the ancient Silk Road through the Taklamakan desert. The Uygur are making a a living in agriculture and are dealing with the Chinese taking over this part of China.Time
Somewhere around 10 am. We left Hotan at 8 am and it's a long drive to Kashgar. Our driver doesn't speak English, but is a proud Uygur man. After noticing me making photo's of spots he likes himself, he stops the car and is waves to get out an make photo's of these carts.Lighting
Light is terrible The air is full of last night's sand storm. Hazy, dark, yellow. Just clicking in different modesEquipment
My Nikon D750, Nikkor zoom 24-120 No flash no tripod using the hood of the car to stabilizeInspiration
When I'm traveling, I'm always on the lookout for authentic people, inhabitant lay the tarmac roads across s. They seem out of place here with the old fashioned carts and horses. The tarmac road is straight and made for big modern days Chinese trucks. While clicking the carts, I noticed the truck afar. That's the contrast of the old Uygur traditions and the modern Chinese way of life. China is working hard to take over this region with their high speeds trains and airports in the tiniest of places in this desert. They were able to build tarmac road across the desert Taklamakan.Editing
Just tried to lighten the picture. Wanted to keep the grim colors of sand. Worked to contrast the carts and the truckIn my camera bag
Nikon D750, two fixed focus lenses, Nikon 50mm 1.4 and Nikon 24mm 1.8 two zoom lenses: 24-120 and 70-300 both Nikon And of course my iPhone and a small LumixFeedback
In this part of China you notice and you feel the repression of the Uygur people. And you're not allowed to take pictures of any of the soldiers, tanks, checkpoints etc. So it's searching for pics that can tell the story anyhow.
